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#9C19B0 — Pink

#9C19B0 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #9C19B0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9C19B0 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2DAE19; it also sits naturally between #5019AE and #AE1977. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#9C19B0 · RGB 156, 25, 176

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Color values

HEX#9C19B0
RGB156, 25, 176
HSL292°, 75%, 39%
HSV292°, 86%, 69%
CMYK11%, 86%, 0%, 31%
XYZ21.89, 10.90, 42.02
Yxy10.90, 0.2926, 0.1457
CIE-Lab39.41, 67.68, -50.09
Hunter Lab33.01, 63.37, -56.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 61% · Green 10% · Blue 69%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #9C19B0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #9C19B0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #9C19B0

.text { color: #9C19B0; }
.background { background-color: #9C19B0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9C19B0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 25, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 75%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9C19B0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 25, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9C19B0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 25, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9C19B0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9C19B0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9C19B0

#8E17A1#7E148F#731281#631070#570E62#470B50#3B0A43#2B0731#200524#100312

Tints of #9C19B0

#B21DC9#C620DF#CD3BE3#D355E7#DA70EB#E087EE#E7A1F2#EEBCF5#F4D2F9#FAEDFC

Tones of #9C19B0

#9224A3#8B2E99#83398E#7B4483#734F78#6B596E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2DAE19:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.60:1 AA
Against black text3.18:1 AA large only

Best text color on #9C19B0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9C19B0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #9C19B0: ·

How #9C19B0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #63628BDeuteranopia · #6B7583Tritanopia · #956F68

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9C19B0 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Tempest
#5F2AD5 · #951AAD · #C61A88 · #B71D2E
Vivid Ember
#951CAD · #671151 · #CF1D55 · #842318
Dreamy Ember
#9416B1 · #E4288E · #ED7A6D · #F4E0A5
Gentle Ember
#E6BCF1 · #9A1FB7 · #84219B · #330B3D
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#951AAD#951CAD#9416B1#9A1FB7#9B22AB#A011B8#A025AA#9526B2#8F20B4#8D1AB6#9613A2#AA21AD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9C19AF  ·  #9C19B1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9C19B0?

#9C19B0 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 156, 25, 176). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9C19B0?

#9C19B0 is RGB 156, 25, 176 — HSL 292°, 75%, 39% — CMYK 11%, 86%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #9C19B0?

Its complement is #2DAE19; analogous partners are #5019AE and #AE1977. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9C19B0 for text?

White text on #9C19B0 has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.18:1.