#9C5BDB#9C5BDB

#9C5BDB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.191 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5BDB
RGB	rgb(156, 91, 219)
HSL	hsl(270, 64%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(270, 58%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 58.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.46, 50.56, -55.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.46, 75.19, 312.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.31% 0.109 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(60.31% 0.191 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.2348, 19.6647, 69.2069)
Luminance	0.1966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5BDB #9ADB5B

analogous

#5C5BDB #9C5BDB #DB5BDA

triadic

#9C5BDB #DB9C5B #5BDB9C

tetradic

#9C5BDB #DB5C5B #9ADB5B #5BDADB

square

#9C5BDB #DB5C5B #9ADB5B #5BDADB

split-complementary

#9C5BDB #DADB5B #5BDB5C

monochromatic

#5F229A #7E2DCC #9C5BDB #BA8DE6 #D9BFF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#9C5BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#9C5BDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C5BDB

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C5BDB	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2279DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#407BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#917492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 91, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.191 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8ce7',
    500: '#9c5bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5bdb;
$custom-light: #bd8ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.469,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60307,
    "c": 0.19132,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5BDB

secondary

#C9E1B1

accent

#CC1A71

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FC

border

#D1CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5BDB

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

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