#9C44CE#9C44CE

#9C44CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.209 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C44CE
RGB	rgb(156, 68, 206)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 58.84, -56.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 81.34, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1364 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.209 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.9159, 15.6590, 59.9851)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C44CE #76CE44

analogous

#5744CE #9C44CE #CE44BB

triadic

#9C44CE #CE9C44 #44CE9C

tetradic

#9C44CE #CE5744 #76CE44 #44BBCE

square

#9C44CE #CE5744 #76CE44 #44BBCE

split-complementary

#9C44CE #BBCE44 #44CE57

monochromatic

#581F78 #7C2CA9 #9C44CE #B674DB #CFA5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#9C44CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#9C44CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C44CE

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C44CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C44CE	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3170CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c44ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 68, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.209 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ede',
    500: '#9c44ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c44ce;
$custom-light: #bd7ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c44ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56477,
    "c": 0.2092,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C44CE

secondary

#AFD499

accent

#E2467E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C44CE

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

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