#9C50DD#9C50DD

#9C50DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.209 H 305.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C50DD
RGB	rgb(156, 80, 221)
HSL	hsl(272, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 63.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, 56.57, -59.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 82.38, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.95% 0.1219 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(58.95% 0.209 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.6273, 18.0259, 70.3111)
Luminance	0.1803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C50DD #91DD50

analogous

#5650DD #9C50DD #DD50D8

triadic

#9C50DD #DD9C50 #50DD9C

tetradic

#9C50DD #DD5650 #91DD50 #50D8DD

square

#9C50DD #DD5650 #91DD50 #50D8DD

split-complementary

#9C50DD #D8DD50 #50DD56

monochromatic

#5E1D96 #7E27C9 #9C50DD #B983E7 #D6B6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#9C50DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#9C50DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C50DD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C50DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C50DD	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D76DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c50dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 80, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.209 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be85e8',
    500: '#9c50dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c50dd;
$custom-light: #be85e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c50dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.34,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58947,
    "c": 0.20888,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C50DD

secondary

#C2E0A9

accent

#EA3D8D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C50DD

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

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