#9C48CD#9C48CD

#9C48CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.203 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C48CD
RGB	rgb(156, 72, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 56.80, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 78.80, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.132 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.203 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.0450, 16.1110, 59.4308)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C48CD #79CD48

analogous

#5A48CD #9C48CD #CD48BC

triadic

#9C48CD #CD9C48 #48CD9C

tetradic

#9C48CD #CD5A48 #79CD48 #48BCCD

square

#9C48CD #CD5A48 #79CD48 #48BCCD

split-complementary

#9C48CD #BCCD48 #48CD5A

monochromatic

#592179 #7C2EA9 #9C48CD #B678DA #D0A8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#9C48CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#9C48CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C48CD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C48CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C48CD	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3771CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c48cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 72, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.203 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd80dd',
    500: '#9c48cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c48cd;
$custom-light: #bd80dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c48cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.895,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56885,
    "c": 0.20293,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C48CD

secondary

#B1D59C

accent

#E04780

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C48CD

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

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