#9C5EBF#9C5EBF

#9C5EBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.155 H 312.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5EBF
RGB	rgb(156, 94, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 43%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(278, 51%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 50.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.49, 42.54, -41.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.49, 59.20, 315.94°)
OKLab	oklab(59.09% 0.1037 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(59.09% 0.155 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.1153, 18.8355, 51.4873)
Luminance	0.1883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5EBF #81BF5E

analogous

#6B5EBF #9C5EBF #BF5EB1

triadic

#9C5EBF #BF9C5E #5EBF9C

tetradic

#9C5EBF #BF6B5E #81BF5E #5EB1BF

square

#9C5EBF #BF6B5E #81BF5E #5EB1BF

split-complementary

#9C5EBF #B1BF5E #5EBF6B

monochromatic

#5B2E74 #7D40A0 #9C5EBF #B78AD0 #D2B6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#9C5EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#9C5EBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C5EBF

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C5EBF	1.00	4.41	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4675C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 94, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.155 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8ed3',
    500: '#9c5ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5ebf;
$custom-light: #bb8ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.351,
    "s": 43.111,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59092,
    "c": 0.15476,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5EBF

secondary

#B7D0A8

accent

#D35582

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5EBF

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

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