#9C4AED#9C4AED

#9C4AED is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.233 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4AED
RGB	rgb(156, 74, 237)
HSL	hsl(270, 82%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(270, 69%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 63.07, -68.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 93.35, 312.50°)
OKLab	oklab(59.34% 0.1265 -0.1959)
OKLCH	oklch(59.34% 0.233 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.4416, 18.0799, 81.9377)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4AED #9BED4A

analogous

#4A4AED #9C4AED #ED4AED

triadic

#9C4AED #ED9C4A #4AED9C

tetradic

#9C4AED #ED4A4A #9BED4A #4AEDED

square

#9C4AED #ED4A4A #9BED4A #4AEDED

split-complementary

#9C4AED #EDED4A #4AED4A

monochromatic

#5F11AC #7E17E3 #9C4AED #BA82F3 #D9B9F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#9C4AED on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#9C4AED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C4AED

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4AED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C4AED	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0075EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7096

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4aed;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 74, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.233 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf82f4',
    500: '#9c4aed',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4aed;
$custom-light: #bf82f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4aed",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.184,
    "s": 81.91,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59336,
    "c": 0.23317,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4AED

secondary

#C9E8AB

accent

#DE0772

background

#FCF8FF

surface

#F8EFFE

border

#D1CAD6

text

#130B17

muted

#827C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4AED

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

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