#9C4EAE#9C4EAE

#9C4EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.162 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4EAE
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(289, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 47.34, -37.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 60.53, 321.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1241 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.162 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0737, 15.5737, 41.7741)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4EAE #60AE4E

analogous

#6C4EAE #9C4EAE #AE4E90

triadic

#9C4EAE #AE9C4E #4EAE9C

tetradic

#9C4EAE #AE6C4E #60AE4E #4E90AE

square

#9C4EAE #AE6C4E #60AE4E #4E90AE

split-complementary

#9C4EAE #90AE4E #4EAE6C

monochromatic

#502859 #763B84 #9C4EAE #B477C2 #CBA1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#9C4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#9C4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4EAE

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4EAE	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.162 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb83c6',
    500: '#9c4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4eae;
$custom-light: #bb83c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.75,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55793,
    "c": 0.16242,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4EAE

secondary

#9EC296

accent

#CE5A70

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4EAE

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