#9C46CB#9C46CB

#9C46CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.204 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C46CB
RGB	rgb(156, 70, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 65.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 57.29, -54.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 78.87, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1344 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.204 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.6779, 15.7607, 58.1251)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C46CB #75CB46

analogous

#5946CB #9C46CB #CB46B7

triadic

#9C46CB #CB9C46 #46CB9C

tetradic

#9C46CB #CB5946 #75CB46 #46B7CB

square

#9C46CB #CB5946 #75CB46 #46B7CB

split-complementary

#9C46CB #B7CB46 #46CB59

monochromatic

#582176 #7B2EA5 #9C46CB #B676D8 #CFA6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#9C46CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#9C46CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C46CB

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C46CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C46CB	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3770C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c46cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 70, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.204 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7fdb',
    500: '#9c46cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c46cb;
$custom-light: #bd7fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c46cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.797,
    "s": 56.118,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56513,
    "c": 0.20359,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C46CB

secondary

#AED39A

accent

#DF487E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C46CB

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

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