#9C39CD#9C39CD

#9C39CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.222 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C39CD
RGB	rgb(156, 57, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 72.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 63.28, -58.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 86.07, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1479 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.222 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1908, 14.4027, 59.1461)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C39CD #6ACD39

analogous

#5239CD #9C39CD #CD39B4

triadic

#9C39CD #CD9C39 #39CD9C

tetradic

#9C39CD #CD5239 #6ACD39 #39B4CD

square

#9C39CD #CD5239 #6ACD39 #39B4CD

split-complementary

#9C39CD #B4CD39 #39CD52

monochromatic

#541C6F #7928A0 #9C39CD #B46AD9 #CD9BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9C39CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9C39CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C39CD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C39CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C39CD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c39cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 57, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.222 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78dd',
    500: '#9c39cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c39cd;
$custom-light: #be78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c39cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.135,
    "s": 59.677,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55229,
    "c": 0.22154,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C39CD

secondary

#A6D290

accent

#E34579

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C39CD

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

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