#9C74C8#9C74C8
#9C74C8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.129 H 304.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C74C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 116, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 42%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, 32.31, -37.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 49.84, 310.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.22% 0.0738 -0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.22% 0.129 304.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3789, 23.7290, 57.6121) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 2.59
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.59
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.77
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.43
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.23
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C74C8 #A0C874
analogous
#7476C8 #9C74C8 #C674C8
triadic
#9C74C8 #C89C74 #74C89C
tetradic
#9C74C8 #C87476 #A0C874 #74C8C6
square
#9C74C8 #C87476 #A0C874 #74C8C6
split-complementary
#9C74C8 #C8C674 #76C874
monochromatic
#5F378B #7D48B7 #9C74C8 #BBA0D9 #DACCEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#9C74C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#9C74C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C74C8
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C74C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C74C8 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6085CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6986C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#958294
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c74c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 116, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.129 304.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb9cd9',
500: '#9c74c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c74c8; $custom-light: #bb9cd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c74c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 116,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.571,
"s": 43.299,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63215,
"c": 0.12888,
"h": 304.9
},
"luminance": 0.23729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C74C8
secondary
#CDDBBC
accent
#B62F76
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F2FA
border
#D0CCD3
text
#120E14
muted
#817E83