#9C238E#9C238E

#9C238E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.193 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C238E
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 142)
HSL	hsl(307, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(307, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 59.54, -31.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 67.33, 332.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.1723 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.193 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1940, 10.2246, 26.5486)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C238E #239C31

analogous

#6D239C #9C238E #9C2352

triadic

#9C238E #8E9C23 #238E9C

tetradic

#9C238E #9C6D23 #239C31 #23529C

square

#9C238E #9C6D23 #239C31 #23529C

split-complementary

#9C238E #529C23 #239C6D

monochromatic

#380D33 #6A1861 #9C238E #CE2EBC #DB5ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#9C238E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#9C238E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C238E

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C238E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C238E	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D608B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A33057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c238e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.193 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6caf',
    500: '#9c238e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c238e;
$custom-light: #bd6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c238e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.942,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49318,
    "c": 0.19267,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C238E

secondary

#5BC067

accent

#E65541

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C238E

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

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