#9C256D#9C256D

#9C256D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.169 H 348.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C256D
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 109)
HSL	hsl(324, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(324, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 30.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.92, 54.32, -12.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.92, 55.85, 346.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.87% 0.1657 -0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(47.87% 0.169 348.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1331, 9.4971, 15.3959)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C256D #259C54

analogous

#8F259C #9C256D #9C2532

triadic

#9C256D #6D9C25 #256D9C

tetradic

#9C256D #9C8F25 #259C54 #25329C

square

#9C256D #9C8F25 #259C54 #25329C

split-complementary

#9C256D #329C25 #259C8F

monochromatic

#390E28 #6B194A #9C256D #CD3190 #DA62AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#9C256D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#9C256D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C256D

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C256D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C256D	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374A6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5E6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A71F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c256d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.169 348.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6c97',
    500: '#9c256d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c256d;
$custom-light: #bd6c97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c256d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 323.697,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47865,
    "c": 0.16915,
    "h": 348.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C256D

secondary

#5EBF84

accent

#E58343

background

#FCF6F9

surface

#F8ECF2

border

#D1C7CC

text

#13070D

muted

#827A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C256D

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

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