#9C5491#9C5491

#9C5491 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.124 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5491
RGB	rgb(156, 84, 145)
HSL	hsl(309, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(309, 46%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 7.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 38.64, -20.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 43.86, 331.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1105 -0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.124 333)
XYZ	xyz(21.9914, 15.4542, 28.6072)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5491 #549C5F

analogous

#83549C #9C5491 #9C546D

triadic

#9C5491 #919C54 #54919C

tetradic

#9C5491 #9C8354 #549C5F #546D9C

square

#9C5491 #9C8354 #549C5F #546D9C

split-complementary

#9C5491 #6D9C54 #549C83

monochromatic

#4C2947 #743F6C #9C5491 #B677AC #CB9FC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#9C5491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#9C5491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5491

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5491	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536793

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66718F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2586C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 84, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.124 333.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb86b1',
    500: '#9c5491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5491;
$custom-light: #bb86b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.167,
    "s": 30,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55232,
    "c": 0.12402,
    "h": 333
  },
  "luminance": 0.15453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5491

secondary

#93B999

accent

#C67162

background

#FBF8FA

surface

#F6EFF5

border

#D0CACF

text

#120B10

muted

#817C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5491

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

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