#9C229C#9C229C

#9C229C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.204 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C229C
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 156)
HSL	hsl(300, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(300, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 62.06, -38.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 73.22, 327.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.1732 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.204 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2828, 10.6138, 32.4264)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C229C #229C22

analogous

#5F229C #9C229C #9C225F

triadic

#9C229C #9C9C22 #229C9C

tetradic

#9C229C #9C5F22 #229C22 #225F9C

square

#9C229C #9C5F22 #229C22 #225F9C

split-complementary

#9C229C #5F9C22 #229C5F

monochromatic

#380C38 #6A176A #9C229C #CE2DCE #DC5DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#9C229C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#9C229C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C229C

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C229C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C229C	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00529F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1375F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c229c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.204 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6cba',
    500: '#9c229c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c229c;
$custom-light: #bd6cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c229c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50056,
    "c": 0.20403,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C229C

secondary

#5AC05A

accent

#E74141

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C229C

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

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