#9C256B#9C256B

#9C256B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.168 H 349.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C256B
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 107)
HSL	hsl(325, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(325, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 31.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, 54.08, -11.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 55.35, 347.69°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% 0.1652 -0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.168 349.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.0266, 9.4546, 14.8353)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C256B #259C56

analogous

#91259C #9C256B #9C252F

triadic

#9C256B #6B9C25 #256B9C

tetradic

#9C256B #9C9125 #259C56 #252F9C

square

#9C256B #9C9125 #259C56 #252F9C

split-complementary

#9C256B #2F9C25 #259C91

monochromatic

#390E27 #6B1949 #9C256B #CD318D #DA62A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#9C256B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#9C256B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C256B

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C256B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C256B	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38496D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5E68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A81E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c256b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.168 349.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6c95',
    500: '#9c256b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c256b;
$custom-light: #bd6c95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c256b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324.706,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47781,
    "c": 0.16807,
    "h": 349.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C256B

secondary

#5EBF86

accent

#E58643

background

#FCF6F9

surface

#F8ECF1

border

#D1C7CB

text

#13070D

muted

#827A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C256B

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

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