#9C5DDD#9C5DDD

#9C5DDD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.191 H 304.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5DDD
RGB	rgb(156, 93, 221)
HSL	hsl(270, 65%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(270, 58%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 57.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 49.99, -55.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 75.04, 311.77°)
OKLab	oklab(60.72% 0.1065 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(60.72% 0.191 304)
XYZ	xyz(30.6729, 20.1172, 70.6597)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5DDD #9EDD5D

analogous

#5D5EDD #9C5DDD #DC5DDD

triadic

#9C5DDD #DD9C5D #5DDD9C

tetradic

#9C5DDD #DD5D5E #9EDD5D #5DDDDC

square

#9C5DDD #DD5D5E #9EDD5D #5DDDDC

split-complementary

#9C5DDD #DDDC5D #5EDD5D

monochromatic

#5F219E #7D2CD1 #9C5DDD #BB90E8 #DAC2F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#9C5DDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#9C5DDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C5DDD

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5DDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C5DDD	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#247AE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#407CDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#907694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5ddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 93, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.191 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8de8',
    500: '#9c5ddd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5ddd;
$custom-light: #bd8de8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5ddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.531,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60721,
    "c": 0.19068,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.20117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5DDD

secondary

#CBE3B3

accent

#CD1874

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5DDD

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

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