#9C47AE#9C47AE
#9C47AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.173 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C47AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 71, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 59%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 59.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.13, 50.80, -39.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.13, 64.51, 321.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.85% 0.1334 -0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.85% 0.173 320.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6026, 14.6315, 41.6171) |
| Luminance | 0.1463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.35
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.55
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.64
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.67
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.46
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C47AE #59AE47
analogous
#6947AE #9C47AE #AE478C
triadic
#9C47AE #AE9C47 #47AE9C
tetradic
#9C47AE #AE6947 #59AE47 #478CAE
square
#9C47AE #AE6947 #59AE47 #478CAE
split-complementary
#9C47AE #8CAE47 #47AE69
monochromatic
#4E2457 #753583 #9C47AE #B56EC4 #CB9AD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.35
#9C47AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.93
#9C47AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C47AE
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C47AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C47AE | 1.00 | 5.35 | 3.93 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3165B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#506EAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D5774
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c47ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 71, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.173 320.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc7fc6',
500: '#9c47ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c47ae; $custom-light: #bc7fc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c47ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 71,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.515,
"s": 42.041,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54853,
"c": 0.17331,
"h": 320.3
},
"luminance": 0.1463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C47AE
secondary
#98C28F
accent
#D2566C
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#120A13
muted
#817C82