#9C3CB3#9C3CB3

#9C3CB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.194 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3CB3
RGB	rgb(156, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(288, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(288, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 56.80, -45.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 72.56, 321.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.1468 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.194 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4618, 13.5554, 44.0197)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3CB3 #53B33C

analogous

#603CB3 #9C3CB3 #B33C8F

triadic

#9C3CB3 #B39C3C #3CB39C

tetradic

#9C3CB3 #B3603C #53B33C #3C8FB3

square

#9C3CB3 #B3603C #53B33C #3C8FB3

split-complementary

#9C3CB3 #8FB33C #3CB360

monochromatic

#4C1D57 #742D85 #9C3CB3 #B662CA #CB90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#9C3CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9C3CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3CB3

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3CB3	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1261B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.194 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79ca',
    500: '#9c3cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3cb3;
$custom-light: #bc79ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.403,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53831,
    "c": 0.19368,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3CB3

secondary

#92C586

accent

#D94E69

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#120A13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3CB3

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

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