#9C4ACE#9C4ACE

#9C4ACE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.201 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4ACE
RGB	rgb(156, 74, 206)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 64.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.52, 56.08, -54.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.52, 78.23, 315.79°)
OKLab	oklab(57.2% 0.1297 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.201 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.2975, 16.4223, 60.1124)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4ACE #7CCE4A

analogous

#5A4ACE #9C4ACE #CE4ABE

triadic

#9C4ACE #CE9C4A #4ACE9C

tetradic

#9C4ACE #CE5A4A #7CCE4A #4ABECE

square

#9C4ACE #CE5A4A #7CCE4A #4ABECE

split-complementary

#9C4ACE #BECE4A #4ACE5A

monochromatic

#5A227C #7D2FAC #9C4ACE #B67ADB #D1AAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#9C4ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#9C4ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4ACE

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4ACE	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3972CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 74, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.201 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd82de',
    500: '#9c4ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4ace;
$custom-light: #bd82de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.273,
    "s": 57.391,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57196,
    "c": 0.20125,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4ACE

secondary

#B3D69E

accent

#E14781

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4ACE

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

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