#9C39BD#9C39BD

#9C39BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.207 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C39BD
RGB	rgb(156, 57, 189)
HSL	hsl(285, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 69.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.75, 60.03, -50.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.75, 78.60, 319.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1496 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.207 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3573, 13.6693, 49.4896)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C39BD #5ABD39

analogous

#5A39BD #9C39BD #BD399C

triadic

#9C39BD #BD9C39 #39BD9C

tetradic

#9C39BD #BD5A39 #5ABD39 #399CBD

square

#9C39BD #BD5A39 #5ABD39 #399CBD

split-complementary

#9C39BD #9CBD39 #39BD5A

monochromatic

#4E1D5F #752B8E #9C39BD #B563D0 #CB92DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9C39BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9C39BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C39BD

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C39BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C39BD	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c39bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 57, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.207 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78d1',
    500: '#9c39bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c39bd;
$custom-light: #bd78d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c39bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54147,
    "c": 0.20672,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C39BD

secondary

#99C989

accent

#DD4B6F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C39BD

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

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