#9C3ED9#9C3ED9
#9C3ED9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.227 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3ED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 62, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.34, 63.79, -62.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.34, 89.49, 315.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.58% 0.1413 -0.1779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.58% 0.227 308.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9547, 15.5234, 67.1558) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.10
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.61
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.99
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.02
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.12
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3ED9 #7BD93E
analogous
#4E3ED9 #9C3ED9 #D93EC9
triadic
#9C3ED9 #D99C3E #3ED99C
tetradic
#9C3ED9 #D94E3E #7BD93E #3EC9D9
square
#9C3ED9 #D94E3E #7BD93E #3EC9D9
split-complementary
#9C3ED9 #C9D93E #3ED94E
monochromatic
#591A83 #7C24B6 #9C3ED9 #B671E3 #D0A4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#9C3ED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#9C3ED9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3ED9
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3ED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3ED9 | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006ADD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#116FD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#936288
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3ed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 62, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.227 308.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be7be6',
500: '#9c3ed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3ed9; $custom-light: #be7be6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3ed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 62,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.387,
"s": 67.1,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56582,
"c": 0.22722,
"h": 308.4
},
"luminance": 0.15523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3ED9
secondary
#B2DA99
accent
#EA3E82
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84