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#9c2eee

a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: magenta

RGB
156, 46, 238
HSL
274°, 85%, 56%
CMYK
35, 81, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1519

Every format

HEX#9c2eee
RGBrgb(156, 46, 238)
HSLhsl(274, 85%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(45.9 74.1 -75.4)
LCHlch(45.9 105.7 314.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.568 0.262 304.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9c2eee;
background-color: #9c2eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9c2eee] bg-[#9c2eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9c2eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.180, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9c2eee")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9c2eee on white: 5.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9c2eee on black: 4.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.2%
Green18.0%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan34.5%
Magenta80.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#9c2eee text on a black background

contrast 4.04:1

Card sample

#9c2eee text on a white background

contrast 5.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9c2eee;
Background color
Panel with #9c2eee background
background-color: #9c2eee;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9c2eee;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 46, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 46, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9c2eee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c2eee, #EE2EC0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9c2eee

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9c2eee in the Color Lab