#9C3BD4#9C3BD4

#9C3BD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.226 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BD4
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 212)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 72.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 63.95, -61.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 88.48, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1449 -0.1732)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.226 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.1556, 14.9499, 63.7297)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BD4 #73D43B

analogous

#4F3BD4 #9C3BD4 #D43BC0

triadic

#9C3BD4 #D49C3B #3BD49C

tetradic

#9C3BD4 #D44F3B #73D43B #3BC0D4

square

#9C3BD4 #D44F3B #73D43B #3BC0D4

split-complementary

#9C3BD4 #C0D43B #3BD44F

monochromatic

#571B7A #7B26AC #9C3BD4 #B56DDF #CF9FEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#9C3BD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#9C3BD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BD4

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BD4	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196DD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.226 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ae2',
    500: '#9c3bd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bd4;
$custom-light: #be7ae2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.039,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55921,
    "c": 0.22585,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BD4

secondary

#ADD694

accent

#E7417E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A15

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BD4

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