#9C4DBC#9C4DBC
#9C4DBC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.178 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4DBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 77, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 59%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.98, 50.74, -45.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.98, 67.82, 318.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.46% 0.1262 -0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.46% 0.178 315.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4398, 16.0073, 49.3168) |
| Luminance | 0.1601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.64
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.63
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.10
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.35
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.81
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4DBC #6DBC4D
analogous
#654DBC #9C4DBC #BC4DA4
triadic
#9C4DBC #BC9C4D #4DBC9C
tetradic
#9C4DBC #BC654D #6DBC4D #4DA4BC
square
#9C4DBC #BC654D #6DBC4D #4DA4BC
split-complementary
#9C4DBC #A4BC4D #4DBC65
monochromatic
#552768 #793894 #9C4DBC #B579CD #CDA6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#9C4DBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#9C4DBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4DBC
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4DBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4DBC | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D6BC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C72B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A607D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4dbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 77, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.178 315.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc83d1',
500: '#9c4dbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4dbc; $custom-light: #bc83d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4dbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 77,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.703,
"s": 45.306,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5646,
"c": 0.17835,
"h": 315.1
},
"luminance": 0.16007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4DBC
secondary
#A8CB9A
accent
#D55378
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF9
border
#D0CAD2
text
#120B14
muted
#817C82