#9C3BB1#9C3BB1
#9C3BB1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.193 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3BB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 59, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 67%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.32, 56.84, -44.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.32, 72.13, 322.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.6% 0.148 -0.1241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.6% 0.193 320) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2091, 13.3713, 42.9448) |
| Luminance | 0.1337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.98
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.59
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.67
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.66
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.76
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3BB1 #50B13B
analogous
#613BB1 #9C3BB1 #B13B8B
triadic
#9C3BB1 #B19C3B #3BB19C
tetradic
#9C3BB1 #B1613B #50B13B #3B8BB1
square
#9C3BB1 #B1613B #50B13B #3B8BB1
split-complementary
#9C3BB1 #8BB13B #3BB161
monochromatic
#4B1C55 #742C83 #9C3BB1 #B75FCA #CC8DD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#9C3BB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#9C3BB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3BB1
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3BB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3BB1 | 1.00 | 5.72 | 3.67 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1360B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#456AAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D5071
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3bb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.193 320.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc78c9',
500: '#9c3bb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3bb1; $custom-light: #bc78c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3bb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 59,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.322,
"s": 50,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53598,
"c": 0.19317,
"h": 320
},
"luminance": 0.1337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3BB1
secondary
#8FC484
accent
#DA4E67
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120913
muted
#817B82