#9C3CB2#9C3CB2
#9C3CB2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.193 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 60, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.53, 56.61, -44.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.53, 72.10, 321.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.77% 0.1469 -0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.77% 0.193 319.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3610, 13.5151, 43.4890) |
| Luminance | 0.1351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.84
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.65
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.79
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.66
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.73
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3CB2 #52B23C
analogous
#613CB2 #9C3CB2 #B23C8D
triadic
#9C3CB2 #B29C3C #3CB29C
tetradic
#9C3CB2 #B2613C #52B23C #3C8DB2
square
#9C3CB2 #B2613C #52B23C #3C8DB2
split-complementary
#9C3CB2 #8DB23C #3CB261
monochromatic
#4C1D56 #742D84 #9C3CB2 #B661CA #CB8FD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.67
#9C3CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#9C3CB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3CB2
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3CB2 | 1.00 | 5.67 | 3.70 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1460B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#456AAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C5172
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 60, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.193 319.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc79c9',
500: '#9c3cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3cb2; $custom-light: #bc79c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 60,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.814,
"s": 49.58,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5377,
"c": 0.19276,
"h": 319.6
},
"luminance": 0.13514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3CB2
secondary
#91C486
accent
#D94F68
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120A13
muted
#817C82