#9B199C#9B199C
#9B199C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.211 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B199C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 25, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 72%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 84%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 84%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.96, 64.14, -40.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.96, 75.81, 327.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.34% 0.1786 -0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.34% 0.211 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8657, 10.0656, 32.3426) |
| Luminance | 0.1006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 1.50
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.30
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.46
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.14
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.79
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B199C #1A9C19
analogous
#59199C #9B199C #9C195B
triadic
#9B199C #9C9B19 #199C9B
tetradic
#9B199C #9C5919 #1A9C19 #195B9C
square
#9B199C #9C5919 #1A9C19 #195B9C
split-complementary
#9B199C #5B9C19 #199C59
monochromatic
#320833 #671167 #9B199C #CF21D1 #E14DE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.97
#9B199C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#9B199C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B199C
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B199C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B199C | 1.00 | 6.97 | 3.01 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004F9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#415F99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0325D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b199c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 25, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.211 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd69ba',
500: '#9b199c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b199c; $custom-light: #bd69ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b199c",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 25,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.542,
"s": 72.376,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4934,
"c": 0.21098,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.10064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B199C
secondary
#4DC44C
accent
#EF393A
background
#FCF6FB
surface
#F8ECF6
border
#D1C7D0
text
#130711
muted
#827A80