#9C5697#9C5697

#9C5697 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.126 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5697
RGB	rgb(156, 86, 151)
HSL	hsl(304, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(304, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 3.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 38.66, -23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 45.15, 328.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.1088 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.126 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6237, 15.9591, 31.1609)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5697 #569C5B

analogous

#7E569C #9C5697 #9C5674

triadic

#9C5697 #979C56 #56979C

tetradic

#9C5697 #9C7E56 #569C5B #56749C

square

#9C5697 #9C7E56 #569C5B #56749C

split-complementary

#9C5697 #749C56 #569C7E

monochromatic

#4D2B4B #754071 #9C5697 #B67AB1 #CBA1C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#9C5697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#9C5697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5697

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5697	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A15C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 86, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.126 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb88b5',
    500: '#9c5697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5697;
$custom-light: #bb88b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.286,
    "s": 28.926,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55816,
    "c": 0.126,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5697

secondary

#95B998

accent

#C56A63

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#120B11

muted

#817C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5697

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

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