#9C3EA2#9C3EA2
#9C3EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.175 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3EA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 62, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.95, 52.69, -36.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.95, 63.87, 325.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.06% 0.1441 -0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.06% 0.175 325.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9540, 13.1231, 35.5521) |
| Luminance | 0.1312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.26
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.35
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.36
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.52
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.12
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3EA2 #44A23E
analogous
#6A3EA2 #9C3EA2 #A23E76
triadic
#9C3EA2 #A29C3E #3EA29C
tetradic
#9C3EA2 #A26A3E #44A23E #3E76A2
square
#9C3EA2 #A26A3E #44A23E #3E76A2
split-complementary
#9C3EA2 #76A23E #3EA26A
monochromatic
#471C49 #712D76 #9C3EA2 #BB5CC1 #CD89D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#9C3EA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#9C3EA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3EA2
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3EA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3EA2 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.62 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E5EA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#50699F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F4C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3ea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 62, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.175 325.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc7abe',
500: '#9c3ea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3ea2; $custom-light: #bc7abe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3ea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 62,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.4,
"s": 44.643,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53059,
"c": 0.17539,
"h": 325.3
},
"luminance": 0.13122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3EA2
secondary
#83BC80
accent
#D4535B
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81