#9C2CC3#9C2CC3
#9C2CC3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.226 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 44, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.48, 65.98, -56.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.48, 86.74, 319.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.37% 0.161 -0.1589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.37% 0.226 315.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4597, 12.8104, 52.8034) |
| Luminance | 0.1281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.78
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.73
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.76
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.10
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.47
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2CC3 #53C32C
analogous
#502CC3 #9C2CC3 #C32C9F
triadic
#9C2CC3 #C39C2C #2CC39C
tetradic
#9C2CC3 #C3502C #53C32C #2C9FC3
square
#9C2CC3 #C3502C #53C32C #2C9FC3
split-complementary
#9C2CC3 #9FC32C #2CC350
monochromatic
#4C155F #742191 #9C2CC3 #B654D8 #CB86E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#9C2CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#9C2CC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2CC3
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2CC3 | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2667C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.226 315.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be72d6',
500: '#9c2cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2cc3; $custom-light: #be72d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 44,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.503,
"s": 63.18,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53366,
"c": 0.22623,
"h": 315.4
},
"luminance": 0.12809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2CC3
secondary
#92CD7E
accent
#E6426C
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EDFA
border
#D1C8D3
text
#130914
muted
#827B83