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#9c2abc

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple

RGB
156, 42, 188
HSL
287°, 64%, 45%
CMYK
17, 78, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1235

Every format

HEX#9c2abc
RGBrgb(156, 42, 188)
HSLhsl(287, 64%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 78%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(41.8 65.3 -53.4)
LCHlch(41.8 84.3 320.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.527 0.222 317.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9c2abc;
background-color: #9c2abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9c2abc] bg-[#9c2abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9c2abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.165, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9c2abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9c2abc on white: 6.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9c2abc on black: 3.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.2%
Green16.5%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.0%
Magenta77.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#9c2abc text on a black background

contrast 3.47:1

Card sample

#9c2abc text on a white background

contrast 6.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9c2abc;
Background color
Panel with #9c2abc background
background-color: #9c2abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9c2abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 42, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 42, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9c2abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c2abc, #BC2A7B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9c2abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9c2abc in the Color Lab