#9C299E#9C299E
#9C299E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.199 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C299E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 41, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 59%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 74.1%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.79, 60.23, -38.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.79, 71.59, 327.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.71% 0.1671 -0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.71% 0.199 327.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6745, 11.1239, 33.3993) |
| Luminance | 0.1112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.75
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 2.92
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.43
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.69
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.07
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C299E #2B9E29
analogous
#62299E #9C299E #9E2966
triadic
#9C299E #9E9C29 #299E9C
tetradic
#9C299E #9E6229 #2B9E29 #29669E
square
#9C299E #9E6229 #2B9E29 #29669E
split-complementary
#9C299E #669E29 #299E62
monochromatic
#3C103D #6C1C6D #9C299E #C939CC #D669D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.51
#9C299E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#9C299E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C299E
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C299E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C299E | 1.00 | 6.51 | 3.22 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0D54A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#47639B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A13C61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c299e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 41, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.199 327.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd6fbb',
500: '#9c299e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c299e; $custom-light: #bd6fbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c299e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 41,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.974,
"s": 58.794,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50711,
"c": 0.19861,
"h": 327.3
},
"luminance": 0.11122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C299E
secondary
#66BF64
accent
#E24648
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120812
muted
#817B81