#9C2BAD#9C2BAD
#9C2BAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.209 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2BAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 43, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 75.1%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.92, 62.19, -45.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.92, 77.28, 323.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.81% 0.1646 -0.1283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.81% 0.209 322.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1162, 11.8141, 40.6425) |
| Luminance | 0.1181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.84
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.30
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.80
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.02
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.25
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2BAD #3CAD2B
analogous
#5B2BAD #9C2BAD #AD2B7D
triadic
#9C2BAD #AD9C2B #2BAD9C
tetradic
#9C2BAD #AD5B2B #3CAD2B #2B7DAD
square
#9C2BAD #AD5B2B #3CAD2B #2B7DAD
split-complementary
#9C2BAD #7DAD2B #2BAD5B
monochromatic
#44134B #701F7C #9C2BAD #BE45D1 #CF76DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.25
#9C2BAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#9C2BAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2BAD
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2BAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2BAD | 1.00 | 6.25 | 3.36 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E65AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E446A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2bad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.209 322.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd71c6',
500: '#9c2bad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2bad; $custom-light: #bd71c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2bad",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 43,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.154,
"s": 60.185,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51805,
"c": 0.20865,
"h": 322.1
},
"luminance": 0.11813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2BAD
secondary
#7AC46F
accent
#E34459
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EDF8
border
#D1C8D1
text
#130813
muted
#827B82