#9C228E#9C228E

#9C228E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.194 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C228E
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 142)
HSL	hsl(307, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(307, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 59.84, -31.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 67.66, 332.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1732 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.194 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1650, 10.1666, 26.5389)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C228E #229C30

analogous

#6D229C #9C228E #9C2251

triadic

#9C228E #8E9C22 #228E9C

tetradic

#9C228E #9C6D22 #229C30 #22519C

square

#9C228E #9C6D22 #229C30 #22519C

split-complementary

#9C228E #519C22 #229C6D

monochromatic

#380C33 #6A1760 #9C228E #CE2DBC #DC5DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#9C228E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#9C228E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C228E

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C228E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C228E	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D4F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D608B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A32F57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c228e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.194 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6caf',
    500: '#9c228e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c228e;
$custom-light: #bd6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c228e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.885,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49245,
    "c": 0.19366,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C228E

secondary

#5AC065

accent

#E75441

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C228E

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

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