#9C278E#9C278E

#9C278E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.189 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C278E
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 142)
HSL	hsl(307, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(307, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.68, 58.29, -30.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.68, 65.90, 332.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1686 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.189 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3184, 10.4736, 26.5901)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C278E #279C35

analogous

#6F279C #9C278E #9C2754

triadic

#9C278E #8E9C27 #278E9C

tetradic

#9C278E #9C6F27 #279C35 #27549C

square

#9C278E #9C6F27 #279C35 #27549C

split-complementary

#9C278E #549C27 #279C6F

monochromatic

#3A0F35 #6B1B61 #9C278E #CC34BA #D865CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#9C278E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#9C278E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C278E

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C278E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C278E	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F618B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A33358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c278e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.189 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6eaf',
    500: '#9c278e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c278e;
$custom-light: #bd6eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c278e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.179,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49632,
    "c": 0.18853,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C278E

secondary

#61BE6C

accent

#E35845

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C278E

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

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