#9B16A1#9B16A1

#9B16A1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.217 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B16A1
RGB	rgb(155, 22, 161)
HSL	hsl(297, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(297, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 86.3%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 65.58, -43.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 78.58, 326.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.18 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.217 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2371, 10.1171, 34.5982)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B16A1 #1CA116

analogous

#5516A1 #9B16A1 #A11661

triadic

#9B16A1 #A19B16 #16A19B

tetradic

#9B16A1 #A15516 #1CA116 #1661A1

square

#9B16A1 #A15516 #1CA116 #1661A1

split-complementary

#9B16A1 #61A116 #16A155

monochromatic

#330735 #670F6B #9B16A1 #CF1DD7 #E04BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#9B16A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9B16A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B16A1

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B16A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B16A1	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F345F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b16a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 22, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.217 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd69bd',
    500: '#9b16a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b16a1;
$custom-light: #bd69bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b16a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.41,
    "s": 75.956,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49503,
    "c": 0.21668,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B16A1

secondary

#50C84B

accent

#F3353D

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF7

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130712

muted

#827A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B16A1

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