#9B16A0#9B16A0

#9B16A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.216 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B16A0
RGB	rgb(155, 22, 160)
HSL	hsl(298, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(298, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 86.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 65.42, -42.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 78.17, 326.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1801 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.216 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1493, 10.0819, 34.1356)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B16A0 #1BA016

analogous

#5616A0 #9B16A0 #A01660

triadic

#9B16A0 #A09B16 #16A09B

tetradic

#9B16A0 #A05616 #1BA016 #1660A0

square

#9B16A0 #A05616 #1BA016 #1660A0

split-complementary

#9B16A0 #60A016 #16A056

monochromatic

#330734 #670F6A #9B16A0 #CF1DD6 #E04AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#9B16A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9B16A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B16A0

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B16A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B16A0	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5F9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F335F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b16a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 22, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.216 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd69bd',
    500: '#9b16a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b16a0;
$custom-light: #bd69bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b16a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.826,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49439,
    "c": 0.21594,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B16A0

secondary

#4FC84A

accent

#F2353C

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130712

muted

#827A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B16A0

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

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