#9C299B#9C299B
#9C299B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.196 H 328.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C299B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 41, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 74%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 0.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.62, 59.73, -37.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.62, 70.34, 328.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.53% 0.1671 -0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.53% 0.196 328.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4194, 11.0219, 32.0559) |
| Luminance | 0.1102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.27
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 2.76
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.74
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.87
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.12
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C299B #299C2A
analogous
#63299C #9C299B #9C2961
triadic
#9C299B #9B9C29 #299B9C
tetradic
#9C299B #9C6329 #299C2A #29619C
square
#9C299B #9C6329 #299C2A #29619C
split-complementary
#9C299B #619C29 #299C63
monochromatic
#3B103B #6C1C6B #9C299B #CB38C9 #D768D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.55
#9C299B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#9C299B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C299B
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C299B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C299B | 1.00 | 6.55 | 3.20 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#14549E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#496398
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A13A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c299b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 41, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.196 328.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd6fb9',
500: '#9c299b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c299b; $custom-light: #bd6fb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c299b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 41,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.522,
"s": 58.376,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50533,
"c": 0.19625,
"h": 328.4
},
"luminance": 0.1102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C299B
secondary
#63BE64
accent
#E24846
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120811
muted
#817B80