#9C39CB#9C39CB

#9C39CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.220 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C39CB
RGB	rgb(156, 57, 203)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 62.86, -57.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 85.14, 317.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1481 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.22 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.9510, 14.3067, 57.8828)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C39CB #68CB39

analogous

#5339CB #9C39CB #CB39B1

triadic

#9C39CB #CB9C39 #39CB9C

tetradic

#9C39CB #CB5339 #68CB39 #39B1CB

square

#9C39CB #CB5339 #68CB39 #39B1CB

split-complementary

#9C39CB #B1CB39 #39CB53

monochromatic

#531D6D #78299D #9C39CB #B469D8 #CC9AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#9C39CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9C39CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C39CB

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C39CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C39CB	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c39cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 57, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.220 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78dc',
    500: '#9c39cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c39cb;
$custom-light: #be78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c39cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.685,
    "s": 58.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5509,
    "c": 0.21968,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C39CB

secondary

#A4D090

accent

#E24678

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C39CB

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

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