#9C39BA#9C39BA

#9C39BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.204 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C39BA
RGB	rgb(156, 57, 186)
HSL	hsl(286, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 69.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, 59.43, -49.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 77.21, 320.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1498 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.204 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0351, 13.5403, 47.7923)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C39BA #57BA39

analogous

#5C39BA #9C39BA #BA3997

triadic

#9C39BA #BA9C39 #39BA9C

tetradic

#9C39BA #BA5C39 #57BA39 #3997BA

square

#9C39BA #BA5C39 #57BA39 #3997BA

split-complementary

#9C39BA #97BA39 #39BA5C

monochromatic

#4D1C5C #752B8B #9C39BA #B561CF #CB90DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#9C39BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9C39BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C39BA

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C39BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C39BA	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6AB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c39ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 57, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.204 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78cf',
    500: '#9c39ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c39ba;
$custom-light: #bd78cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c39ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.047,
    "s": 53.086,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53952,
    "c": 0.20397,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C39BA

secondary

#96C887

accent

#DC4B6D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C39BA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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