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#9c3abc

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple

RGB
156, 58, 188
HSL
285°, 53%, 48%
CMYK
17, 69, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1372

Every format

HEX#9c3abc
RGBrgb(156, 58, 188)
HSLhsl(285, 53%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(43.8 59.4 -50.0)
LCHlch(43.8 77.7 319.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.542 0.205 316.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9c3abc;
background-color: #9c3abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9c3abc] bg-[#9c3abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9c3abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.227, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9c3abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9c3abc on white: 5.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9c3abc on black: 3.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.2%
Green22.7%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.0%
Magenta69.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#9c3abc text on a black background

contrast 3.74:1

Card sample

#9c3abc text on a white background

contrast 5.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9c3abc;
Background color
Panel with #9c3abc background
background-color: #9c3abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9c3abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 58, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 58, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9c3abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c3abc, #BC3A85);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9c3abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9c3abc in the Color Lab