#9C4ECD#9C4ECD

#9C4ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.195 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4ECD
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.17, 53.93, -52.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.17, 75.58, 315.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.64% 0.125 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(57.64% 0.195 310)
XYZ	xyz(27.4520, 16.9250, 59.5665)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4ECD #7FCD4E

analogous

#5C4ECD #9C4ECD #CD4EBF

triadic

#9C4ECD #CD9C4E #4ECD9C

tetradic

#9C4ECD #CD5C4E #7FCD4E #4EBFCD

square

#9C4ECD #CD5C4E #7FCD4E #4EBFCD

split-complementary

#9C4ECD #BFCD4E #4ECD5C

monochromatic

#5B237D #7D31AD #9C4ECD #B77EDA #D1ADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#9C4ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#9C4ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4ECD

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4ECD	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#116FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E74CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.195 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd84dd',
    500: '#9c4ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4ecd;
$custom-light: #bd84dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.85,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5764,
    "c": 0.19467,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.16924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4ECD

secondary

#B5D6A1

accent

#DF4983

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4ECD

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

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