#9C3BD5#9C3BD5

#9C3BD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.227 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3BD5
RGB	rgb(156, 59, 213)
HSL	hsl(278, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 64.16, -61.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 88.95, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1448 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.227 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.2821, 15.0005, 64.3961)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3BD5 #74D53B

analogous

#4F3BD5 #9C3BD5 #D53BC1

triadic

#9C3BD5 #D59C3B #3BD59C

tetradic

#9C3BD5 #D54F3B #74D53B #3BC1D5

square

#9C3BD5 #D54F3B #74D53B #3BC1D5

split-complementary

#9C3BD5 #C1D53B #3BD54F

monochromatic

#571A7B #7B25AE #9C3BD5 #B56DE0 #CFA0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#9C3BD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#9C3BD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3BD5

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3BD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3BD5	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#166DD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 59, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.227 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ae3',
    500: '#9c3bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3bd5;
$custom-light: #be7ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.792,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55992,
    "c": 0.22679,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3BD5

secondary

#ADD795

accent

#E8407E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A15

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3BD5

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

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