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#9d2ace

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

RGB
157, 42, 206
HSL
282°, 66%, 49%
CMYK
24, 80, 0, 19
Luminance
0.1328

Every format

HEX#9d2ace
RGBrgb(157, 42, 206)
HSLhsl(282, 66%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 80%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(43.2 68.9 -61.5)
LCHlch(43.2 92.4 318.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.541 0.238 312.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9d2ace;
background-color: #9d2ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9d2ace] bg-[#9d2ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9d2ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.616, green: 0.165, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9d2ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9d2ace on white: 5.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9d2ace on black: 3.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.6%
Green16.5%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.8%
Magenta79.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#9d2ace text on a black background

contrast 3.66:1

Card sample

#9d2ace text on a white background

contrast 5.74:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9d2ace;
Background color
Panel with #9d2ace background
background-color: #9d2ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9d2ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(157, 42, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(157, 42, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9d2ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d2ace, #CE2A92);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9d2ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9d2ace in the Color Lab