#9C3BD1#9C3BD1

#9C3BD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.223 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BD1
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 209)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 63.31, -59.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 87.06, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.1454 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.223 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.7807, 14.7999, 61.7551)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BD1 #70D13B

analogous

#513BD1 #9C3BD1 #D13BBB

triadic

#9C3BD1 #D19C3B #3BD19C

tetradic

#9C3BD1 #D1513B #70D13B #3BBBD1

square

#9C3BD1 #D1513B #70D13B #3BBBD1

split-complementary

#9C3BD1 #BBD13B #3BD151

monochromatic

#561C76 #7A27A7 #9C3BD1 #B56DDD #CE9EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9C3BD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9C3BD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BD1

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BD1	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206DCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.223 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ae0',
    500: '#9c3bd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bd1;
$custom-light: #be7ae0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.8,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55709,
    "c": 0.22301,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BD1

secondary

#AAD493

accent

#E5437C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BD1

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

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