#9C1999#9C1999

#9C1999 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.209 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C1999
RGB	rgb(156, 25, 153)
HSL	hsl(301, 72%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(301, 84%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84%, 1.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 63.86, -38.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 74.61, 328.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1798 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.209 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8076, 10.0647, 31.0303)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C1999 #199C1C

analogous

#5D199C #9C1999 #9C1957

triadic

#9C1999 #999C19 #19999C

tetradic

#9C1999 #9C5D19 #199C1C #19579C

square

#9C1999 #9C5D19 #199C1C #19579C

split-complementary

#9C1999 #579C19 #199C5D

monochromatic

#330832 #671165 #9C1999 #D121CD #E24DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#9C1999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#9C1999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C1999

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C1999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C1999	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2305B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c1999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 25, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.209 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd69b7',
    500: '#9c1999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c1999;
$custom-light: #bd69b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c1999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.374,
    "s": 72.376,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49314,
    "c": 0.20923,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C1999

secondary

#4CC44F

accent

#EF3D39

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130711

muted

#827A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C1999

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

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