#9C4CDD#9C4CDD
#9C4CDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.214 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4CDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 76, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 65.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.83, 58.48, -61.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.83, 84.52, 313.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.45% 0.1263 -0.1729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.45% 0.214 306.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3431, 17.4575, 70.2164) |
| Luminance | 0.1746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.73
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.46
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.29
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.71
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.85
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4CDD #8DDD4C
analogous
#534CDD #9C4CDD #DD4CD6
triadic
#9C4CDD #DD9C4C #4CDD9C
tetradic
#9C4CDD #DD534C #8DDD4C #4CD6DD
square
#9C4CDD #DD534C #8DDD4C #4CD6DD
split-complementary
#9C4CDD #D6DD4C #4CDD53
monochromatic
#5D1C93 #7E26C6 #9C4CDD #B87FE7 #D5B3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#9C4CDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#9C4CDD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4CDD
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4CDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4CDD | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2674DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#916B8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4cdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 76, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.214 306.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be83e8',
500: '#9c4cdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4cdd; $custom-light: #be83e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4cdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 76,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.103,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58445,
"c": 0.21415,
"h": 306.2
},
"luminance": 0.17457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4CDD
secondary
#BFDFA6
accent
#EB3D8B
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8EFFD
border
#D1CAD5
text
#130B16
muted
#827C84