#9C47CB#9C47CB

#9C47CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.202 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C47CB
RGB	rgb(156, 71, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 65%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 56.83, -53.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 78.35, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1333 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.202 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.7410, 15.8868, 58.1461)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C47CB #76CB47

analogous

#5A47CB #9C47CB #CB47B8

triadic

#9C47CB #CB9C47 #47CB9C

tetradic

#9C47CB #CB5A47 #76CB47 #47B8CB

square

#9C47CB #CB5A47 #76CB47 #47B8CB

split-complementary

#9C47CB #B8CB47 #47CB5A

monochromatic

#582176 #7C2FA6 #9C47CB #B677D8 #CFA6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#9C47CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#9C47CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C47CB

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C47CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C47CB	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3871C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c47cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 71, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.202 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd80db',
    500: '#9c47cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c47cb;
$custom-light: #bd80db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c47cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.636,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56633,
    "c": 0.20225,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C47CB

secondary

#AFD39B

accent

#DF497E

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C47CB

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

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