#9C259E#9C259E

#9C259E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.203 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C259E
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 158)
HSL	hsl(299, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(299, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 76.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 61.50, -39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 73.04, 327.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.1707 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.203 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.5431, 10.8612, 33.3555)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C259E #279E25

analogous

#5F259E #9C259E #9E2563

triadic

#9C259E #9E9C25 #259E9C

tetradic

#9C259E #9E5F25 #279E25 #25639E

square

#9C259E #9E5F25 #279E25 #25639E

split-complementary

#9C259E #639E25 #259E5F

monochromatic

#3A0E3B #6B196C #9C259E #CC31CF #D863DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#9C259E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#9C259E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C259E

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C259E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C259E	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45629B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A13A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c259e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.203 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6ebb',
    500: '#9c259e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c259e;
$custom-light: #bd6ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c259e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.008,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50395,
    "c": 0.20271,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C259E

secondary

#61C05F

accent

#E54345

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C259E

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

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