#9C39CE#9C39CE

#9C39CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.222 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C39CE
RGB	rgb(156, 57, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.87, 63.48, -58.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.87, 86.54, 317.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1477 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.222 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3119, 14.4511, 59.7838)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C39CE #6BCE39

analogous

#5239CE #9C39CE #CE39B6

triadic

#9C39CE #CE9C39 #39CE9C

tetradic

#9C39CE #CE5239 #6BCE39 #39B6CE

square

#9C39CE #CE5239 #6BCE39 #39B6CE

split-complementary

#9C39CE #B6CE39 #39CE52

monochromatic

#541C71 #7928A2 #9C39CE #B56ADA #CD9BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#9C39CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#9C39CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C39CE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C39CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C39CE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c39ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 57, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.222 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78de',
    500: '#9c39ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c39ce;
$custom-light: #be78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c39ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.866,
    "s": 60.324,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55299,
    "c": 0.22246,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C39CE

secondary

#A7D291

accent

#E3447A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C39CE

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

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