#9C2399#9C2399

#9C2399 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.201 H 329.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2399
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 153)
HSL	hsl(301, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(301, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 1.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 61.28, -37.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 71.67, 328.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.1725 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.201 329.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0609, 10.5714, 31.1147)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2399 #239C26

analogous

#63239C #9C2399 #9C235C

triadic

#9C2399 #999C23 #23999C

tetradic

#9C2399 #9C6323 #239C26 #235C9C

square

#9C2399 #9C6323 #239C26 #235C9C

split-complementary

#9C2399 #5C9C23 #239C63

monochromatic

#380D37 #6A1868 #9C2399 #CE2ECA #DB5ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#9C2399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#9C2399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2399

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2399	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A519C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2365D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.201 329.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6db7',
    500: '#9c2399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2399;
$custom-light: #bd6db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.488,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49948,
    "c": 0.20083,
    "h": 329.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2399

secondary

#5BC05E

accent

#E64641

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2399

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

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