#9C3EAE#9C3EAE

#9C3EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.186 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3EAE
RGB	rgb(156, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(290, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 54.96, -42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 69.27, 322.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1446 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.186 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0720, 13.5703, 41.4402)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3EAE #50AE3E

analogous

#643EAE #9C3EAE #AE3E88

triadic

#9C3EAE #AE9C3E #3EAE9C

tetradic

#9C3EAE #AE643E #50AE3E #3E88AE

square

#9C3EAE #AE643E #50AE3E #3E88AE

split-complementary

#9C3EAE #88AE3E #3EAE64

monochromatic

#4B1E54 #742E81 #9C3EAE #B762C7 #CC8FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#9C3EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9C3EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3EAE

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3EAE	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2060B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.186 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ac7',
    500: '#9c3eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3eae;
$custom-light: #bc7ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.357,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53753,
    "c": 0.18635,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3EAE

secondary

#8FC286

accent

#D75166

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#120A13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3EAE

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

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