#9C3CAA#9C3CAA
#9C3CAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.185 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 60, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 64.7%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.07, 55.07, -40.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.07, 68.45, 323.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.29% 0.1469 -0.1132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.29% 0.185 322.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5811, 13.2031, 39.3815) |
| Luminance | 0.1320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.89
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.45
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.57
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.09
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.41
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3CAA #4AAA3C
analogous
#653CAA #9C3CAA #AA3C81
triadic
#9C3CAA #AA9C3C #3CAA9C
tetradic
#9C3CAA #AA653C #4AAA3C #3C81AA
square
#9C3CAA #AA653C #4AAA3C #3C81AA
split-complementary
#9C3CAA #81AA3C #3CAA65
monochromatic
#491C50 #722C7D #9C3CAA #B95DC6 #CC8BD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.77
#9C3CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.64
#9C3CAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3CAA
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3CAA | 1.00 | 5.77 | 3.64 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#225FAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A69A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E4E6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 60, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.185 322.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc79c4',
500: '#9c3caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3caa; $custom-light: #bc79c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 60,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.364,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53288,
"c": 0.18543,
"h": 322.4
},
"luminance": 0.13202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3CAA
secondary
#89C081
accent
#D75062
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120913
muted
#817B82