#9C2499#9C2499

#9C2499 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.200 H 329.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2499
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(302, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(302, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 1.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 60.98, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 71.33, 328.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.1716 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.2 329.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0908, 10.6311, 31.1247)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2499 #249C27

analogous

#63249C #9C2499 #9C245D

triadic

#9C2499 #999C24 #24999C

tetradic

#9C2499 #9C6324 #249C27 #245D9C

square

#9C2499 #9C6324 #249C27 #245D9C

split-complementary

#9C2499 #5D9C24 #249C63

monochromatic

#390D37 #6A1968 #9C2499 #CE2FCA #DA60D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#9C2499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#9C2499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2499

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2499	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D529C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A2365D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.200 329.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6db7',
    500: '#9c2499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2499;
$custom-light: #bd6db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50021,
    "c": 0.19986,
    "h": 329.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2499

secondary

#5CBF5F

accent

#E64642

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120811

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2499

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →