#9C3BCA#9C3BCA

#9C3BCA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.216 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BCA
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 202)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 61.85, -56.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 83.76, 317.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1463 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.216 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.9330, 14.4609, 57.2908)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BCA #69CA3B

analogous

#543BCA #9C3BCA #CA3BB1

triadic

#9C3BCA #CA9C3B #3BCA9C

tetradic

#9C3BCA #CA543B #69CA3B #3BB1CA

square

#9C3BCA #CA543B #69CA3B #3BB1CA

split-complementary

#9C3BCA #B1CA3B #3BCA54

monochromatic

#531E6D #782B9D #9C3BCA #B46BD7 #CD9BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#9C3BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#9C3BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BCA

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BCA	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.216 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd79db',
    500: '#9c3bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bca;
$custom-light: #bd79db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.699,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55223,
    "c": 0.21643,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BCA

secondary

#A5D091

accent

#E14779

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BCA

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

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