#9C2999#9C2999

#9C2999 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.195 H 329.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2999
RGB	rgb(156, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(302, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(302, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 1.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.50, 59.40, -36.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.50, 69.52, 328.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.1671 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.195 329.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2528, 10.9552, 31.1787)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2999 #299C2C

analogous

#65299C #9C2999 #9C295F

triadic

#9C2999 #999C29 #29999C

tetradic

#9C2999 #9C6529 #299C2C #295F9C

square

#9C2999 #9C6529 #299C2C #295F9C

split-complementary

#9C2999 #5F9C29 #299C65

monochromatic

#3B103A #6C1C69 #9C2999 #CB38C7 #D768D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#9C2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#9C2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2999

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2999	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1395F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.195 329.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fb7',
    500: '#9c2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2999;
$custom-light: #bd6fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.565,
    "s": 58.376,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50416,
    "c": 0.19469,
    "h": 329.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2999

secondary

#63BE66

accent

#E24A46

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120811

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2999

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

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