#9C229D#9C229D

#9C229D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.205 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C229D
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 157)
HSL	hsl(300, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(300, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 78.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 62.22, -39.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 73.63, 327.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% 0.1732 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.205 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3679, 10.6478, 32.8742)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C229D #239D22

analogous

#5E229D #9C229D #9D2261

triadic

#9C229D #9D9C22 #229D9C

tetradic

#9C229D #9D5E22 #239D22 #22619D

square

#9C229D #9D5E22 #239D22 #22619D

split-complementary

#9C229D #619D22 #229D5E

monochromatic

#380C38 #6A176B #9C229D #CE2DCF #DB5DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#9C229D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#9C229D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C229D

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C229D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C229D	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45619A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1375F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c229d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.205 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6cba',
    500: '#9c229d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c229d;
$custom-light: #bd6cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c229d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.512,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50116,
    "c": 0.2048,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C229D

secondary

#5BC15A

accent

#E74042

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C229D

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

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