#9C228A#9C228A

#9C228A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.191 H 335.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C228A
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 138)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 11.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.93, 59.23, -29.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.93, 66.15, 333.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1729 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.191 335)
XYZ	xyz(18.8700, 10.0487, 24.9856)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C228A #229C34

analogous

#71229C #9C228A #9C224D

triadic

#9C228A #8A9C22 #228A9C

tetradic

#9C228A #9C7122 #229C34 #224D9C

square

#9C228A #9C7122 #229C34 #224D9C

split-complementary

#9C228A #4D9C22 #229C71

monochromatic

#380C31 #6A175E #9C228A #CE2DB6 #DC5DC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#9C228A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#9C228A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C228A

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C228A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C228A	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)

#214E8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6087

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A42D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c228a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.191 335.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6cac',
    500: '#9c228a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c228a;
$custom-light: #bd6cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c228a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.852,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49026,
    "c": 0.1908,
    "h": 335
  },
  "luminance": 0.10047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C228A

secondary

#5AC069

accent

#E75941

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C228A

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

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