#9C51DB#9C51DB

#9C51DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.205 H 306.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C51DB
RGB	rgb(156, 81, 219)
HSL	hsl(273, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.58, 55.62, -58.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.58, 80.85, 313.47°)
OKLab	oklab(58.94% 0.1209 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(58.94% 0.205 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.4362, 18.0675, 68.9407)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C51DB #90DB51

analogous

#5751DB #9C51DB #DB51D5

triadic

#9C51DB #DB9C51 #51DB9C

tetradic

#9C51DB #DB5751 #90DB51 #51D5DB

square

#9C51DB #DB5751 #90DB51 #51D5DB

split-complementary

#9C51DB #D5DB51 #51DB57

monochromatic

#5E1E93 #7E29C6 #9C51DB #B984E5 #D6B6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#9C51DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#9C51DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C51DB

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C51DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C51DB	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	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)

#0074DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3276D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c51db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 81, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.205 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd86e7',
    500: '#9c51db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c51db;
$custom-light: #bd86e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c51db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.609,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58942,
    "c": 0.2054,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C51DB

secondary

#C2DFA9

accent

#E93F8D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FC

border

#D1CBD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C51DB

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

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