#9C4ADE#9C4ADE

#9C4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.218 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4ADE
RGB	rgb(156, 74, 222)
HSL	hsl(273, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.56, 59.64, -62.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.56, 86.04, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% 0.1284 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.218 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.3410, 17.2397, 70.8749)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4ADE #8CDE4A

analogous

#524ADE #9C4ADE #DE4AD6

triadic

#9C4ADE #DE9C4A #4ADE9C

tetradic

#9C4ADE #DE524A #8CDE4A #4AD6DE

square

#9C4ADE #DE524A #8CDE4A #4AD6DE

split-complementary

#9C4ADE #D6DE4A #4ADE52

monochromatic

#5D1B93 #7E24C7 #9C4ADE #B87EE7 #D5B2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#9C4ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#9C4ADE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4ADE

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4ADE	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2074DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916A8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 74, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.218 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be82e9',
    500: '#9c4ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4ade;
$custom-light: #be82e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.243,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58272,
    "c": 0.21774,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4ADE

secondary

#BFDFA4

accent

#EC3C8A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4ADE

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

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