#9C4AAA#9C4AAA

#9C4AAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.165 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4AAA
RGB	rgb(156, 74, 170)
HSL	hsl(291, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 56.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 48.55, -36.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 60.97, 322.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1291 -0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.165 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4140, 14.8688, 39.6591)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4AAA #58AA4A

analogous

#6C4AAA #9C4AAA #AA4A88

triadic

#9C4AAA #AA9C4A #4AAA9C

tetradic

#9C4AAA #AA6C4A #58AA4A #4A88AA

square

#9C4AAA #AA6C4A #58AA4A #4A88AA

split-complementary

#9C4AAA #88AA4A #4AAA6C

monochromatic

#4E2555 #75377F #9C4AAA #B570C1 #CB9BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9C4AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#9C4AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4AAA

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4AAA	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3966AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 74, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.165 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc81c4',
    500: '#9c4aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4aaa;
$custom-light: #bc81c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.25,
    "s": 39.344,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55024,
    "c": 0.16476,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4AAA

secondary

#97C090

accent

#CF596A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4AAA

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

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