#9C2EA5#9C2EA5
#9C2EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.199 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 46, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.80, 59.72, -41.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.80, 72.60, 325.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.57% 0.1621 -0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.57% 0.199 324.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4783, 11.7399, 36.7247) |
| Luminance | 0.1174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.55
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.71
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.91
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.11
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.12
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2EA5 #37A52E
analogous
#612EA5 #9C2EA5 #A52E73
triadic
#9C2EA5 #A59C2E #2EA59C
tetradic
#9C2EA5 #A5612E #37A52E #2E73A5
square
#9C2EA5 #A5612E #37A52E #2E73A5
split-complementary
#9C2EA5 #73A52E #2EA561
monochromatic
#421345 #6F2175 #9C2EA5 #C145CB #D175D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#9C2EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#9C2EA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2EA5
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2EA5 | 1.00 | 6.27 | 3.35 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0858A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4565A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F4267
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.199 324.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd72c0',
500: '#9c2ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2ea5; $custom-light: #bd72c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 46,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.462,
"s": 56.398,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51565,
"c": 0.19876,
"h": 324.7
},
"luminance": 0.11739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2EA5
secondary
#75C06F
accent
#E04854
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120812
muted
#817B81