#9C1597
Closest named color: Warm Purple (#952E8F). oklch(49% 0.211 330), rgb(156, 21, 151).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.07:1).
About this color
#9C1597 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.211 and its hue 330°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Warm Purple (#952E8F), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.07:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.211) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Warm Purple (#952E8F) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9C1597 |
| RGB | rgb(156, 21, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 76%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.211 330) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #9C1597 | 7.07:1 | AAA | Lc -87.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #9C1597 | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 21.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #9C1597 text on white | 7.07:1 | AAA | Lc 82.8 | Fine for body text |
| #9C1597 text on black | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc -19.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#FBF2FA
oklch(97% 0.014 329.1)
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Step 100
100
#F6E3F3
oklch(93.6% 0.029 330.9)
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Step 200
200
#EFCCEB
oklch(88.4% 0.057 329.8)
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Step 300
300
#E6A9E0
oklch(80.9% 0.101 329.8)
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Step 400
400
#D877D0
oklch(70.7% 0.163 330.2)
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Step 500
500
#CB4EC4
oklch(63.2% 0.208 330)
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Step 600
600
#B627B0
oklch(55.6% 0.226 330)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#9C1597
oklch(49% 0.211 330)
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Step 800
800
#7F187B
oklch(42.7% 0.174 329.9)
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Step 900
900
#671D63
oklch(37.8% 0.136 330.2)
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Step 950
950
#3C133A
oklch(27% 0.086 329.6)
#9C1597 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #004D9A | 0.229 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #445E94 | 0.193 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A22D59 | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.213 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9C1597
#9C1597
oklch(49% 0.211 330)
- #007433
#007433
oklch(48.9% 0.134 150)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #9C1597, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9C1597.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.033
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.044
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.067
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.071
- Red Violet #9E0168 ΔE 0.076
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.086
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.089
- Deep Magenta #A0025C ΔE 0.096
Use #9C1597 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.