#C9259B#C9259B
#C9259B is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.224 H 342.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9259B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 37, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(317, 69%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(317, 82%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 22.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.12, 70.87, -24.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.12, 75.09, 340.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.4% 0.2139 -0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.4% 0.224 342.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6666, 16.1106, 32.4986) |
| Luminance | 0.1611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.28
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.96
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 6.91
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 7.19
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 8.12
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9259B #25C953
analogous
#A525C9 #C9259B #C92549
triadic
#C9259B #9BC925 #259BC9
tetradic
#C9259B #C9A525 #25C953 #2549C9
square
#C9259B #C9A525 #25C953 #2549C9
split-complementary
#C9259B #49C925 #25C9A5
monochromatic
#62124B #951B73 #C9259B #DE4DB5 #E881CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.97
#C9259B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#C9259B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9259B
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9259B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9259B | 1.00 | 4.97 | 4.22 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#395F9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E7997
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6265F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9259b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 37, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.224 342.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de74b8',
500: '#c9259b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9259b; $custom-light: #de74b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9259b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 37,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.829,
"s": 68.908,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57398,
"c": 0.22404,
"h": 342.7
},
"luminance": 0.16107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9259B
secondary
#79D092
accent
#EC6D3C
background
#FEF7FB
surface
#FCEEF6
border
#D5C9D0
text
#160A11
muted
#847C80