#9C3BC8#9C3BC8

#9C3BC8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.215 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BC8
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 200)
HSL	hsl(281, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 70.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 61.44, -55.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 82.82, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1465 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.215 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.6978, 14.3668, 56.0518)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BC8 #67C83B

analogous

#563BC8 #9C3BC8 #C83BAD

triadic

#9C3BC8 #C89C3B #3BC89C

tetradic

#9C3BC8 #C8563B #67C83B #3BADC8

square

#9C3BC8 #C8563B #67C83B #3BADC8

split-complementary

#9C3BC8 #ADC83B #3BC856

monochromatic

#531E6B #782B9A #9C3BC8 #B46BD5 #CC9BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9C3BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9C3BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BC8

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BC8	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.215 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd79d9',
    500: '#9c3bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bc8;
$custom-light: #bd79d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.277,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55087,
    "c": 0.21454,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BC8

secondary

#A4CF90

accent

#DF4877

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BC8

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

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