#9C4EAA#9C4EAA
#9C4EAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.158 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4EAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.20, 46.54, -35.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.20, 58.65, 322.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.58% 0.1237 -0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.58% 0.158 321.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6896, 15.4200, 39.7509) |
| Luminance | 0.1542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.82
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.54
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.19
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.95
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.05
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4EAA #5CAA4E
analogous
#6E4EAA #9C4EAA #AA4E8A
triadic
#9C4EAA #AA9C4E #4EAA9C
tetradic
#9C4EAA #AA6E4E #5CAA4E #4E8AAA
square
#9C4EAA #AA6E4E #5CAA4E #4E8AAA
split-complementary
#9C4EAA #8AAA4E #4EAA6E
monochromatic
#4F2856 #763B80 #9C4EAA #B575C0 #CB9FD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#9C4EAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#9C4EAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4EAA
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4EAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4EAA | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.08 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E68AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5770A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E5B75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4eaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.158 321.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb83c3',
500: '#9c4eaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4eaa; $custom-light: #bb83c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4eaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.87,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55575,
"c": 0.15837,
"h": 321.3
},
"luminance": 0.15419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4EAA
secondary
#9BC094
accent
#CD5B6C
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#120B12
muted
#817C81