#9217B4#9217B4
#9217B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.227 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9217B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(146, 23, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 87%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.9%, 87.2%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 67.12, -55.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 86.78, 320.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.5% 0.166 -0.1553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.5% 0.227 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3974, 10.0200, 44.0308) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.32
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.49
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.36
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.40
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.03
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9217B4 #39B417
analogous
#4317B4 #9217B4 #B41788
triadic
#9217B4 #B49217 #17B492
tetradic
#9217B4 #B44317 #39B417 #1788B4
square
#9217B4 #B44317 #39B417 #1788B4
split-complementary
#9217B4 #88B417 #17B443
monochromatic
#3A0947 #66107E #9217B4 #BA25E3 #CB5BEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#9217B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#9217B4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9217B4
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9217B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9217B4 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#185CB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90416B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9217b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 23, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.227 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b769cb',
500: '#9217b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9217b4; $custom-light: #b769cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9217b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 146,
"g": 23,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.006,
"s": 77.34,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49497,
"c": 0.22728,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.10019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9217B4
secondary
#72CE59
accent
#F4345D
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F7ECF9
border
#D0C7D2
text
#120713
muted
#817A82