#9C5199#9C5199

#9C5199 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.137 H 328.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5199
RGB	rgb(156, 81, 153)
HSL	hsl(302, 32%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(302, 48%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 1.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 41.70, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 49.12, 328.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1168 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.137 328.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4022, 15.2539, 31.8951)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5199 #519C54

analogous

#7A519C #9C5199 #9C5174

triadic

#9C5199 #999C51 #51999C

tetradic

#9C5199 #9C7A51 #519C54 #51749C

square

#9C5199 #9C7A51 #519C54 #51749C

split-complementary

#9C5199 #749C51 #519C7A

monochromatic

#4B274A #743C71 #9C5199 #B774B4 #CC9CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#9C5199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9C5199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5199

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5199	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C679B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 81, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.137 328.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb85b7',
    500: '#9c5199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5199;
$custom-light: #bb85b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.4,
    "s": 31.646,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55144,
    "c": 0.13668,
    "h": 328.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5199

secondary

#90B892

accent

#C86460

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF6

border

#D0CAD0

text

#120B11

muted

#817C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5199

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

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