#9C39CC#9C39CC

#9C39CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.221 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C39CC
RGB	rgb(156, 57, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 72.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 63.07, -57.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 85.61, 317.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.148 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.221 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0705, 14.3545, 58.5124)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C39CC #69CC39

analogous

#5239CC #9C39CC #CC39B2

triadic

#9C39CC #CC9C39 #39CC9C

tetradic

#9C39CC #CC5239 #69CC39 #39B2CC

square

#9C39CC #CC5239 #69CC39 #39B2CC

split-complementary

#9C39CC #B2CC39 #39CC52

monochromatic

#531C6E #78299F #9C39CC #B46AD9 #CD9AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9C39CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9C39CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C39CC

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C39CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C39CC	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c39cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 57, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.221 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78dc',
    500: '#9c39cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c39cc;
$custom-light: #be78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c39cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5516,
    "c": 0.22061,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C39CC

secondary

#A5D190

accent

#E24679

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C39CC

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

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