#9C2CD0#9C2CD0
#9C2CD0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.237 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2CD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 44, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 65%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 79%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 78.8%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.40, 68.54, -62.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.40, 92.66, 317.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.3% 0.1586 -0.1767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.3% 0.237 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9940, 13.4241, 60.8841) |
| Luminance | 0.1342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 0.82
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 3.03
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 3.82
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.01
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.20
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2CD0 #60D02C
analogous
#4A2CD0 #9C2CD0 #D02CB2
triadic
#9C2CD0 #D09C2C #2CD09C
tetradic
#9C2CD0 #D04A2C #60D02C #2CB2D0
square
#9C2CD0 #D04A2C #60D02C #2CB2D0
split-complementary
#9C2CD0 #B2D02C #2CD04A
monochromatic
#50176B #76219D #9C2CD0 #B45DDD #CB8FE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#9C2CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#9C2CD0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2CD0
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2CD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2CD0 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0069CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95557F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2cd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.237 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be73df',
500: '#9c2cd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2cd0; $custom-light: #be73df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2cd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 44,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.976,
"s": 65.079,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54301,
"c": 0.23743,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.13423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2CD0
secondary
#9ED286
accent
#E84075
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EDFB
border
#D1C8D4
text
#130915
muted
#827B83