#9C288B#9C288B

#9C288B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.185 H 334.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C288B
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 139)
HSL	hsl(309, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(309, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 10.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 57.50, -28.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 64.38, 333.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1674 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.185 334.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1295, 10.4513, 25.4309)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C288B #289C39

analogous

#73289C #9C288B #9C2851

triadic

#9C288B #8B9C28 #288B9C

tetradic

#9C288B #9C7328 #289C39 #28519C

square

#9C288B #9C7328 #289C39 #28519C

split-complementary

#9C288B #519C28 #289C73

monochromatic

#3B0F34 #6B1C60 #9C288B #CB36B5 #D867C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#9C288B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#9C288B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C288B

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C288B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C288B	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)

#27508E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A43257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c288b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.185 334.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6ead',
    500: '#9c288b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c288b;
$custom-light: #bd6ead;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c288b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.793,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49553,
    "c": 0.18523,
    "h": 334.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C288B

secondary

#62BE6F

accent

#E25C45

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C288B

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

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