#9B228E#9B228E

#9B228E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.193 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B228E
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 142)
HSL	hsl(306, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(306, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 8.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 59.61, -31.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 67.60, 331.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.1721 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.193 333)
XYZ	xyz(18.9722, 10.0672, 26.5299)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B228E #229B2F

analogous

#6B229B #9B228E #9B2252

triadic

#9B228E #8E9B22 #228E9B

tetradic

#9B228E #9B6B22 #229B2F #22529B

square

#9B228E #9B6B22 #229B2F #22529B

split-complementary

#9B228E #529B22 #229B6B

monochromatic

#370C32 #691760 #9B228E #CD2DBC #DB5CCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#9B228E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#9B228E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B228E

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B228E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B228E	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)

#1C4E91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b228e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.193 333.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6caf',
    500: '#9b228e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b228e;
$custom-light: #bc6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b228e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.446,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49084,
    "c": 0.19313,
    "h": 333
  },
  "luminance": 0.10066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B228E

secondary

#59C064

accent

#E75341

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#120810

muted

#817A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B228E

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

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