#9C3BB2#9C3BB2
#9C3BB2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.194 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3BB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 59, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.38, 57.03, -44.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.38, 72.58, 321.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.66% 0.148 -0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.66% 0.194 319.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3091, 13.4113, 43.4717) |
| Luminance | 0.1341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.92
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.66
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.74
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.59
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.81
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3BB2 #51B23B
analogous
#613BB2 #9C3BB2 #B23B8D
triadic
#9C3BB2 #B29C3B #3BB29C
tetradic
#9C3BB2 #B2613B #51B23B #3B8DB2
square
#9C3BB2 #B2613B #51B23B #3B8DB2
split-complementary
#9C3BB2 #8DB23B #3BB261
monochromatic
#4B1D56 #742C84 #9C3BB2 #B760CA #CC8EDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#9C3BB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#9C3BB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3BB2
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3BB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3BB2 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1160B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#446AAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C5072
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3bb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.194 319.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd78c9',
500: '#9c3bb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3bb2; $custom-light: #bd78c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3bb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 59,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.908,
"s": 50.211,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5366,
"c": 0.19408,
"h": 319.7
},
"luminance": 0.1341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3BB2
secondary
#90C485
accent
#DA4E68
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF8
border
#D1C9D1
text
#120913
muted
#817B82