#9C256C#9C256C

#9C256C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.169 H 348.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C256C
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 108)
HSL	hsl(324, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(324, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 30.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 54.20, -12.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 55.60, 347.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.1655 -0.0324)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.169 348.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0795, 9.4757, 15.1140)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C256C #259C55

analogous

#91259C #9C256C #9C2530

triadic

#9C256C #6C9C25 #256C9C

tetradic

#9C256C #9C9125 #259C55 #25309C

square

#9C256C #9C9125 #259C55 #25309C

split-complementary

#9C256C #309C25 #259C91

monochromatic

#390E28 #6B194A #9C256C #CD318E #DA62A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#9C256C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#9C256C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C256C

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C256C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C256C	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38496E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5E69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A81E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c256c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.169 348.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6c96',
    500: '#9c256c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c256c;
$custom-light: #bd6c96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c256c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324.202,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47823,
    "c": 0.1686,
    "h": 348.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C256C

secondary

#5EBF85

accent

#E58443

background

#FCF6F9

surface

#F8ECF1

border

#D1C7CB

text

#13070D

muted

#827A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C256C

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

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