#9C48CB#9C48CB

#9C48CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.201 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C48CB
RGB	rgb(156, 72, 203)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 64.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.99, 56.36, -53.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.99, 77.83, 316.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.1321 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.201 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.8051, 16.0151, 58.1675)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C48CB #77CB48

analogous

#5B48CB #9C48CB #CB48B9

triadic

#9C48CB #CB9C48 #48CB9C

tetradic

#9C48CB #CB5B48 #77CB48 #48B9CB

square

#9C48CB #CB5B48 #77CB48 #48B9CB

split-complementary

#9C48CB #B9CB48 #48CB5B

monochromatic

#582277 #7C2FA6 #9C48CB #B678D9 #D0A7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#9C48CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#9C48CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C48CB

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C48CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C48CB	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A71C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c48cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 72, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.201 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd80db',
    500: '#9c48cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c48cb;
$custom-light: #bd80db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c48cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.473,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56754,
    "c": 0.2009,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C48CB

secondary

#B0D39B

accent

#DF497F

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C48CB

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

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