#9C149E#9C149E
#9C149E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.216 H 327.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C149E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 20, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 78%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 87.3%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.91, 65.67, -41.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.91, 77.78, 327.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.38% 0.1824 -0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.38% 0.216 327.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1317, 10.0384, 33.2184) |
| Luminance | 0.1004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 1.53
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.76
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.50
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.97
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.73
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C149E #169E14
analogous
#57149E #9C149E #9E145B
triadic
#9C149E #9E9C14 #149E9C
tetradic
#9C149E #9E5714 #169E14 #145B9E
square
#9C149E #9E5714 #169E14 #145B9E
split-complementary
#9C149E #5B9E14 #149E57
monochromatic
#310631 #660D68 #9C149E #D21BD4 #E545E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.98
#9C149E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#9C149E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C149E
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C149E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C149E | 1.00 | 6.98 | 3.01 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F5F9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1315D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c149e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 20, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.216 327.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd68bb',
500: '#9c149e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c149e; $custom-light: #bd68bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c149e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 20,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.13,
"s": 77.528,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49378,
"c": 0.21613,
"h": 327.6
},
"luminance": 0.10037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C149E
secondary
#48C846
accent
#F43437
background
#FCF6FB
surface
#F8ECF6
border
#D1C7D0
text
#130712
muted
#827A81