#9C4EDD#9C4EDD

#9C4EDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.212 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4EDD
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 221)
HSL	hsl(273, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 57.53, -60.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 83.46, 313.58°)
OKLab	oklab(58.69% 0.1241 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(58.69% 0.212 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.4830, 17.7374, 70.2631)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4EDD #8FDD4E

analogous

#544EDD #9C4EDD #DD4ED7

triadic

#9C4EDD #DD9C4E #4EDD9C

tetradic

#9C4EDD #DD544E #8FDD4E #4ED7DD

square

#9C4EDD #DD544E #8FDD4E #4ED7DD

split-complementary

#9C4EDD #D7DD4E #4EDD54

monochromatic

#5E1C94 #7E26C7 #9C4EDD #B981E7 #D5B5F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#9C4EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#9C4EDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4EDD

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4EDD	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A75DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916D8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.212 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be84e8',
    500: '#9c4edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4edd;
$custom-light: #be84e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58693,
    "c": 0.21154,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4EDD

secondary

#C1E0A7

accent

#EB3D8C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4EDD

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

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