#9C278B#9C278B

#9C278B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.186 H 334.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C278B
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 139)
HSL	hsl(309, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(309, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 10.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 57.83, -29.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 64.76, 333.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1684 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.186 334.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0962, 10.3847, 25.4198)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C278B #279C38

analogous

#72279C #9C278B #9C2750

triadic

#9C278B #8B9C27 #278B9C

tetradic

#9C278B #9C7227 #279C38 #27509C

square

#9C278B #9C7227 #279C38 #27509C

split-complementary

#9C278B #509C27 #279C72

monochromatic

#3A0F34 #6B1B5F #9C278B #CC34B6 #D865C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#9C278B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#9C278B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C278B

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C278B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C278B	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26508E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A43156

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c278b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.186 334.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6ead',
    500: '#9c278b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c278b;
$custom-light: #bd6ead;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c278b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.718,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4947,
    "c": 0.18633,
    "h": 334.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C278B

secondary

#61BE6E

accent

#E35C45

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C278B

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

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