#9C3BC9#9C3BC9

#9C3BC9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.215 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BC9
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 201)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 61.65, -56.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 83.29, 317.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1464 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.215 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8150, 14.4136, 56.6693)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BC9 #68C93B

analogous

#553BC9 #9C3BC9 #C93BAF

triadic

#9C3BC9 #C99C3B #3BC99C

tetradic

#9C3BC9 #C9553B #68C93B #3BAFC9

square

#9C3BC9 #C9553B #68C93B #3BAFC9

split-complementary

#9C3BC9 #AFC93B #3BC955

monochromatic

#531E6C #782B9C #9C3BC9 #B46BD6 #CC9BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9C3BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9C3BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BC9

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BC9	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6CC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.215 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd79da',
    500: '#9c3bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bc9;
$custom-light: #bd79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.986,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55155,
    "c": 0.21548,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BC9

secondary

#A4CF90

accent

#E04878

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BC9

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

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