#9A17A0#9A17A0
#9A17A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.215 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A17A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 23, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.8%, 85.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 65.03, -42.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 77.94, 326.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.33% 0.1784 -0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.33% 0.215 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9776, 10.0223, 34.1332) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 2.11
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.00
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.57
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.86
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.29
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A17A0 #1DA017
analogous
#5517A0 #9A17A0 #A01761
triadic
#9A17A0 #A09A17 #17A09A
tetradic
#9A17A0 #A05517 #1DA017 #1761A0
square
#9A17A0 #A05517 #1DA017 #1761A0
split-complementary
#9A17A0 #61A017 #17A055
monochromatic
#330835 #660F6A #9A17A0 #CD1FD6 #DF4CE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#9A17A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#9A17A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A17A0
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A17A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A17A0 | 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)
#004FA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D5E9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E345F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a17a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 23, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.215 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc69bd',
500: '#9a17a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a17a0; $custom-light: #bc69bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a17a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 23,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.372,
"s": 74.863,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49331,
"c": 0.21489,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.10021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A17A0
secondary
#51C74C
accent
#F1363F
background
#FCF6FB
surface
#F8ECF6
border
#D1C7D0
text
#120712
muted
#817A81