#9C4DB2#9C4DB2
#9C4DB2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.168 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4DB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 77, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 56.7%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.43, 48.66, -40.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.43, 63.01, 320.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.88% 0.1257 -0.1115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.88% 0.168 318.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3990, 15.5910, 43.8350) |
| Luminance | 0.1559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.40
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.73
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.61
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.23
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.46
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4DB2 #63B24D
analogous
#6A4DB2 #9C4DB2 #B24D95
triadic
#9C4DB2 #B29C4D #4DB29C
tetradic
#9C4DB2 #B26A4D #63B24D #4D95B2
square
#9C4DB2 #B26A4D #63B24D #4D95B2
split-complementary
#9C4DB2 #95B24D #4DB26A
monochromatic
#51285D #773B87 #9C4DB2 #B478C4 #CCA2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#9C4DB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#9C4DB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4DB2
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4DB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4DB2 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3669B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5271AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C5D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4db2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 77, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.168 318.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc83c9',
500: '#9c4db2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4db2; $custom-light: #bc83c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4db2",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 77,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.931,
"s": 39.608,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55879,
"c": 0.16806,
"h": 318.4
},
"luminance": 0.1559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4DB2
secondary
#A1C497
accent
#CF5872
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#120B13
muted
#817C82