#9C4EBE#9C4EBE

#9C4EBE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.179 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4EBE
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(282, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(282, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 50.67, -45.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 68.23, 317.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.125 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.179 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7274, 16.2352, 50.4837)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4EBE #70BE4E

analogous

#644EBE #9C4EBE #BE4EA8

triadic

#9C4EBE #BE9C4E #4EBE9C

tetradic

#9C4EBE #BE644E #70BE4E #4EA8BE

square

#9C4EBE #BE644E #70BE4E #4EA8BE

split-complementary

#9C4EBE #A8BE4E #4EBE64

monochromatic

#56276A #7A3897 #9C4EBE #B57BCE #CEA8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#9C4EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#9C4EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4EBE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4EBE	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.179 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc83d2',
    500: '#9c4ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4ebe;
$custom-light: #bc83d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.786,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56713,
    "c": 0.17892,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4EBE

secondary

#AACC9C

accent

#D6527A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4EBE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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