#9C278D#9C278D

#9C278D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.188 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C278D
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 141)
HSL	hsl(308, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(308, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 9.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 58.14, -30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 65.52, 332.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.1686 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.188 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2437, 10.4437, 26.1965)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C278D #279C36

analogous

#70279C #9C278D #9C2752

triadic

#9C278D #8D9C27 #278D9C

tetradic

#9C278D #9C7027 #279C36 #27529C

square

#9C278D #9C7027 #279C36 #27529C

split-complementary

#9C278D #529C27 #279C70

monochromatic

#3A0F34 #6B1B61 #9C278D #CC34B9 #D865CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#9C278D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#9C278D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C278D

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C278D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C278D	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F618A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A33258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c278d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.188 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6eae',
    500: '#9c278d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c278d;
$custom-light: #bd6eae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c278d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.692,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49577,
    "c": 0.18779,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C278D

secondary

#61BE6D

accent

#E35945

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C278D

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

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