#9C44CD#9C44CD

#9C44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.208 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C44CD
RGB	rgb(156, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 58.63, -55.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 80.86, 316.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% 0.1365 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.208 311)
XYZ	xyz(26.7948, 15.6106, 59.3474)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C44CD #75CD44

analogous

#5744CD #9C44CD #CD44B9

triadic

#9C44CD #CD9C44 #44CD9C

tetradic

#9C44CD #CD5744 #75CD44 #44B9CD

square

#9C44CD #CD5744 #75CD44 #44B9CD

split-complementary

#9C44CD #B9CD44 #44CD57

monochromatic

#582077 #7B2DA7 #9C44CD #B674DA #CFA5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#9C44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#9C44CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C44CD

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C44CD	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.208 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7edd',
    500: '#9c44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c44cd;
$custom-light: #bd7edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.54,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5641,
    "c": 0.2082,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.1561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C44CD

secondary

#AED499

accent

#E1477E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C44CD

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

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