#9C256E#9C256E

#9C256E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.170 H 347.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C256E
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 110)
HSL	hsl(323, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(323, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 29.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 54.45, -13.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 56.10, 346.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.91% 0.1659 -0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(47.91% 0.17 347.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1872, 9.5188, 15.6810)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C256E #259C53

analogous

#8E259C #9C256E #9C2533

triadic

#9C256E #6E9C25 #256E9C

tetradic

#9C256E #9C8E25 #259C53 #25339C

square

#9C256E #9C8E25 #259C53 #25339C

split-complementary

#9C256E #339C25 #259C8E

monochromatic

#390E28 #6B194B #9C256E #CD3191 #DA62AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#9C256E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#9C256E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C256E

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C256E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C256E	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374A70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5E6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A72046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c256e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.170 347.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6c97',
    500: '#9c256e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c256e;
$custom-light: #bd6c97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c256e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 323.193,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47907,
    "c": 0.1697,
    "h": 347.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C256E

secondary

#5EBF83

accent

#E58243

background

#FCF6F9

surface

#F8ECF2

border

#D1C7CC

text

#13070D

muted

#827A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C256E

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

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