#9C258D#9C258D

#9C258D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.190 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C258D
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 141)
HSL	hsl(308, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(308, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 9.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 58.78, -30.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 66.25, 332.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1704 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.19 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1798, 10.3158, 26.1751)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C258D #259C34

analogous

#6F259C #9C258D #9C2551

triadic

#9C258D #8D9C25 #258D9C

tetradic

#9C258D #9C6F25 #259C34 #25519C

square

#9C258D #9C6F25 #259C34 #25519C

split-complementary

#9C258D #519C25 #259C6F

monochromatic

#390E34 #6B1960 #9C258D #CD31BA #DA62CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#9C258D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#9C258D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C258D

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C258D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C258D	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F608A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A33157

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c258d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.190 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6dae',
    500: '#9c258d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c258d;
$custom-light: #bd6dae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c258d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.563,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49416,
    "c": 0.18991,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C258D

secondary

#5EBF6A

accent

#E55743

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C258D

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

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