#99279B#99279B

#99279B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.197 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#99279B
RGB	rgb(153, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(299, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(299, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 74.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 59.73, -38.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 70.98, 327.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.1657 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.197 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7785, 10.5913, 32.0066)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#99279B #299B27

analogous

#5F279B #99279B #9B2763

triadic

#99279B #9B9927 #279B99

tetradic

#99279B #9B5F27 #299B27 #27639B

square

#99279B #9B5F27 #299B27 #27639B

split-complementary

#99279B #639B27 #279B5F

monochromatic

#380E39 #691B6A #99279B #C933CC #D664D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#99279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#99279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #99279B

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##99279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##99279B	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#09529E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E3A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #99279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.197 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb6eb9',
    500: '#99279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #99279b;
$custom-light: #bb6eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#99279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.966,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49911,
    "c": 0.19693,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#99279B

secondary

#62BE60

accent

#E34548

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120811

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #99279B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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