#9B159E#9B159E
#9B159E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.215 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B159E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 21, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.80, 65.30, -41.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.80, 77.57, 327.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.26% 0.1808 -0.1165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.26% 0.215 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9570, 9.9750, 33.2154) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 1.66
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.77
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.41
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.04
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.55
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B159E #189E15
analogous
#56159E #9B159E #9E155D
triadic
#9B159E #9E9B15 #159E9B
tetradic
#9B159E #9E5615 #189E15 #155D9E
square
#9B159E #9E5615 #189E15 #155D9E
split-complementary
#9B159E #5D9E15 #159E56
monochromatic
#310732 #660E68 #9B159E #D01CD4 #E347E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#9B159E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#9B159E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B159E
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B159E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B159E | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E5E9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0325D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b159e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 21, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.215 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd68bb',
500: '#9b159e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b159e; $custom-light: #bd68bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b159e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 21,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.686,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49264,
"c": 0.21512,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.09974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B159E
secondary
#4AC747
accent
#F33539
background
#FCF6FB
surface
#F8ECF6
border
#D1C7D0
text
#130712
muted
#827A81