#9C5ABA#9C5ABA

#9C5ABA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.156 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5ABA
RGB	rgb(156, 90, 186)
HSL	hsl(281, 41%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(281, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 51.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 43.60, -40.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 59.16, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(58.2% 0.1087 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.156 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.2280, 17.9261, 48.5233)
Luminance	0.1792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5ABA #78BA5A

analogous

#6C5ABA #9C5ABA #BA5AA8

triadic

#9C5ABA #BA9C5A #5ABA9C

tetradic

#9C5ABA #BA6C5A #78BA5A #5AA8BA

square

#9C5ABA #BA6C5A #78BA5A #5AA8BA

split-complementary

#9C5ABA #A8BA5A #5ABA6C

monochromatic

#592D6C #7C3F97 #9C5ABA #B685CC #D0B0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#9C5ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#9C5ABA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C5ABA

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C5ABA	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4472BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5877B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A6982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 90, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.156 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8bcf',
    500: '#9c5aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5aba;
$custom-light: #bb8bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 41.026,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58203,
    "c": 0.1557,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5ABA

secondary

#B0CCA3

accent

#D1577D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5ABA

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

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