#9C2EA4#9C2EA4
#9C2EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.198 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 46, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.9%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.74, 59.55, -40.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.74, 72.17, 325.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.5% 0.1622 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.5% 0.198 325) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3876, 11.7036, 36.2473) |
| Luminance | 0.1170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.67
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.74
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.83
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.02
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.07
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2EA4 #36A42E
analogous
#612EA4 #9C2EA4 #A42E71
triadic
#9C2EA4 #A49C2E #2EA49C
tetradic
#9C2EA4 #A4612E #36A42E #2E71A4
square
#9C2EA4 #A4612E #36A42E #2E71A4
split-complementary
#9C2EA4 #71A42E #2EA461
monochromatic
#411344 #6F2174 #9C2EA4 #C245CB #D174D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.29
#9C2EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#9C2EA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2EA4
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2EA4 | 1.00 | 6.29 | 3.34 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B57A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4665A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F4266
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.198 325.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd72bf',
500: '#9c2ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2ea4; $custom-light: #bd72bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 46,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.932,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51504,
"c": 0.19793,
"h": 325
},
"luminance": 0.11702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2EA4
secondary
#74C06E
accent
#DF4853
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120812
muted
#817B81