#9C46CE#9C46CE

#9C46CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.207 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C46CE
RGB	rgb(156, 70, 206)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 66%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 57.94, -55.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 80.32, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.1342 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.207 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.0389, 15.9051, 60.0262)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C46CE #78CE46

analogous

#5846CE #9C46CE #CE46BC

triadic

#9C46CE #CE9C46 #46CE9C

tetradic

#9C46CE #CE5846 #78CE46 #46BCCE

square

#9C46CE #CE5846 #78CE46 #46BCCE

split-complementary

#9C46CE #BCCE46 #46CE58

monochromatic

#592079 #7C2DAA #9C46CE #B676DB #D0A7E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#9C46CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#9C46CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C46CE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C46CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C46CE	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c46ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 70, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.207 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7fde',
    500: '#9c46ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c46ce;
$custom-light: #bd7fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c46ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.941,
    "s": 58.12,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56711,
    "c": 0.2066,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C46CE

secondary

#B0D59B

accent

#E1467F

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C46CE

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

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