#9C3BCE#9C3BCE

#9C3BCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.220 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BCE
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.15, 62.68, -58.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.15, 85.65, 317.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.1458 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.22 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.4128, 14.6528, 59.8174)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BCE #6DCE3B

analogous

#533BCE #9C3BCE #CE3BB6

triadic

#9C3BCE #CE9C3B #3BCE9C

tetradic

#9C3BCE #CE533B #6DCE3B #3BB6CE

square

#9C3BCE #CE533B #6DCE3B #3BB6CE

split-complementary

#9C3BCE #B6CE3B #3BCE53

monochromatic

#551D72 #7929A3 #9C3BCE #B56CDA #CD9DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#9C3BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#9C3BCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BCE

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BCE	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.220 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be79de',
    500: '#9c3bce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bce;
$custom-light: #be79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.592,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55499,
    "c": 0.22019,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BCE

secondary

#A8D392

accent

#E3457B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BCE

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

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