#9C3BD3#9C3BD3

#9C3BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.225 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BD3
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 211)
HSL	hsl(278, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 72%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 63.73, -60.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 88.01, 316.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1451 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.225 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.0298, 14.8996, 63.0674)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BD3 #72D33B

analogous

#503BD3 #9C3BD3 #D33BBE

triadic

#9C3BD3 #D39C3B #3BD39C

tetradic

#9C3BD3 #D3503B #72D33B #3BBED3

square

#9C3BD3 #D3503B #72D33B #3BBED3

split-complementary

#9C3BD3 #BED33B #3BD350

monochromatic

#571B79 #7B26AB #9C3BD3 #B56DDE #CE9FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9C3BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9C3BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BD3

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BD3	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6DD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.225 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ae1',
    500: '#9c3bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bd3;
$custom-light: #be7ae1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.289,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5585,
    "c": 0.2249,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BD3

secondary

#ACD694

accent

#E6417D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BD3

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

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