#9C3BB9#9C3BB9

#9C3BB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.201 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BB9
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(286, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 58.41, -48.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 75.81, 320.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.1477 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.201 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0300, 13.6996, 47.2680)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BB9 #58B93B

analogous

#5D3BB9 #9C3BB9 #B93B97

triadic

#9C3BB9 #B99C3B #3BB99C

tetradic

#9C3BB9 #B95D3B #58B93B #3B97B9

square

#9C3BB9 #B95D3B #58B93B #3B97B9

split-complementary

#9C3BB9 #97B93B #3BB95D

monochromatic

#4E1D5C #752C8B #9C3BB9 #B564CD #CB92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9C3BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9C3BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BB9

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BB9	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6AB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.201 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd79cf',
    500: '#9c3bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bb9;
$custom-light: #bd79cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.19,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54099,
    "c": 0.20054,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BB9

secondary

#97C788

accent

#DB4D6D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BB9

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

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