#9C39BC#9C39BC

#9C39BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.206 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C39BC
RGB	rgb(156, 57, 188)
HSL	hsl(285, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 69.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 59.83, -50.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 78.14, 319.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% 0.1497 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.206 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2492, 13.6260, 48.9199)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C39BC #59BC39

analogous

#5B39BC #9C39BC #BC399A

triadic

#9C39BC #BC9C39 #39BC9C

tetradic

#9C39BC #BC5B39 #59BC39 #399ABC

square

#9C39BC #BC5B39 #59BC39 #399ABC

split-complementary

#9C39BC #9ABC39 #39BC5B

monochromatic

#4E1D5E #752B8D #9C39BC #B563D0 #CB92DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9C39BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9C39BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C39BC

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C39BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C39BC	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c39bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 57, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.206 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78d1',
    500: '#9c39bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c39bc;
$custom-light: #bd78d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c39bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.344,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54082,
    "c": 0.2058,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C39BC

secondary

#98C988

accent

#DD4B6F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C39BC

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

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