#9C238D#9C238D

#9C238D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.192 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C238D
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(307, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(307, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 9.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 59.39, -30.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 66.94, 332.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.1722 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.192 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1192, 10.1947, 26.1550)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C238D #239C32

analogous

#6F239C #9C238D #9C2351

triadic

#9C238D #8D9C23 #238D9C

tetradic

#9C238D #9C6F23 #239C32 #23519C

square

#9C238D #9C6F23 #239C32 #23519C

split-complementary

#9C238D #519C23 #239C6F

monochromatic

#380D33 #6A1860 #9C238D #CE2EBA #DB5ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#9C238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#9C238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C238D

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C238D	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E608A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A32F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.192 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6caf',
    500: '#9c238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c238d;
$custom-light: #bd6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.438,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49263,
    "c": 0.19195,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C238D

secondary

#5BC068

accent

#E65641

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C238D

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

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