#9C2AA2#9C2AA2
#9C2AA2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.201 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2AA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 42, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.14, 60.59, -40.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.14, 72.90, 326.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.04% 0.1661 -0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.04% 0.201 325.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0594, 11.3339, 35.2539) |
| Luminance | 0.1133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.37
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.41
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.88
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.46
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.58
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2AA2 #30A22A
analogous
#602AA2 #9C2AA2 #A22A6C
triadic
#9C2AA2 #A29C2A #2AA29C
tetradic
#9C2AA2 #A2602A #30A22A #2A6CA2
square
#9C2AA2 #A2602A #30A22A #2A6CA2
split-complementary
#9C2AA2 #6CA22A #2AA260
monochromatic
#3E1141 #6D1D71 #9C2AA2 #C53DCD #D46DD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.43
#9C2AA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#9C2AA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2AA2
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2AA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2AA2 | 1.00 | 6.43 | 3.27 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0356A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#45639F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A03E64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2aa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.201 325.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd70be',
500: '#9c2aa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2aa2; $custom-light: #bd70be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2aa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 42,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51035,
"c": 0.20074,
"h": 325.8
},
"luminance": 0.11332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2AA2
secondary
#6CC068
accent
#E2464E
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120812
muted
#817B81