#9C3BCB#9C3BCB

#9C3BCB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.217 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BCB
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 62.06, -56.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 84.23, 317.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1462 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.217 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.0518, 14.5084, 57.9164)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BCB #6ACB3B

analogous

#543BCB #9C3BCB #CB3BB2

triadic

#9C3BCB #CB9C3B #3BCB9C

tetradic

#9C3BCB #CB543B #6ACB3B #3BB2CB

square

#9C3BCB #CB543B #6ACB3B #3BB2CB

split-complementary

#9C3BCB #B2CB3B #3BCB54

monochromatic

#541D6E #792A9F #9C3BCB #B46BD8 #CD9CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9C3BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9C3BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BCB

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BCB	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.217 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be79dc',
    500: '#9c3bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bcb;
$custom-light: #be79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.417,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55292,
    "c": 0.21737,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BCB

secondary

#A6D191

accent

#E14779

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BCB

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

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