#9C5BBF#9C5BBF

#9C5BBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.160 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5BBF
RGB	rgb(156, 91, 191)
HSL	hsl(279, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, 44.16, -42.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 61.05, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.63% 0.1078 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(58.63% 0.16 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8537, 18.3123, 51.4001)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5BBF #7EBF5B

analogous

#6A5BBF #9C5BBF #BF5BB0

triadic

#9C5BBF #BF9C5B #5BBF9C

tetradic

#9C5BBF #BF6A5B #7EBF5B #5BB0BF

square

#9C5BBF #BF6A5B #7EBF5B #5BB0BF

split-complementary

#9C5BBF #B0BF5B #5BBF6A

monochromatic

#5A2D73 #7D3E9F #9C5BBF #B787D0 #D1B3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#9C5BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#9C5BBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C5BBF

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C5BBF	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4273C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5678BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 91, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.160 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8cd3',
    500: '#9c5bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5bbf;
$custom-light: #bb8cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58633,
    "c": 0.15965,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5BBF

secondary

#B5D0A6

accent

#D45481

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5BBF

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

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