#9C8CDC#9C8CDC

#9C8CDC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.117 H 292.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8CDC
RGB	rgb(156, 140, 220)
HSL	hsl(252, 53%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(252, 36%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.50, 23.41, -38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.50, 45.25, 301.16°)
OKLab	oklab(68.59% 0.0441 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(68.59% 0.117 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.0034, 30.9908, 71.7812)
Luminance	0.3099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8CDC #CCDC8C

analogous

#8CA4DC #9C8CDC #C48CDC

triadic

#9C8CDC #DC9C8C #8CDC9C

tetradic

#9C8CDC #DC8CA4 #CCDC8C #8CDCC4

square

#9C8CDC #DC8CA4 #CCDC8C #8CDCC4

split-complementary

#9C8CDC #DCC48C #A4DC8C

monochromatic

#5137B6 #745DCE #9C8CDC #C4BBEA #EBE8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#9C8CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.20

#9C8CDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8CDC

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8CDC	1.00	2.92	7.20	7.20
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7698DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7796DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E9AAA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 140, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.117 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbade7',
    500: '#9c8cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8cdc;
$custom-light: #bbade7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68588,
    "c": 0.11662,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.30991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8CDC

secondary

#E8EDD7

accent

#C125A2

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#121016

muted

#817F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8CDC

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

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