#9C46CA#9C46CA

#9C46CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.203 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C46CA
RGB	rgb(156, 70, 202)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 57.08, -53.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 78.39, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1345 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.203 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.5592, 15.7132, 57.4995)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C46CA #74CA46

analogous

#5A46CA #9C46CA #CA46B6

triadic

#9C46CA #CA9C46 #46CA9C

tetradic

#9C46CA #CA5A46 #74CA46 #46B6CA

square

#9C46CA #CA5A46 #74CA46 #46B6CA

split-complementary

#9C46CA #B6CA46 #46CA5A

monochromatic

#572174 #7B2FA4 #9C46CA #B576D8 #CFA5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#9C46CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#9C46CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C46CA

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C46CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C46CA	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3870C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c46ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 70, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.203 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7fdb',
    500: '#9c46ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c46ca;
$custom-light: #bd7fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c46ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.091,
    "s": 55.462,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56447,
    "c": 0.20258,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C46CA

secondary

#ADD29A

accent

#DF497D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C46CA

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

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