#9B229C#9B229C

#9B229C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.204 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B229C
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 156)
HSL	hsl(300, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(300, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 78.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 61.85, -39.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 73.20, 327.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1722 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.204 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0901, 10.5144, 32.4174)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B229C #239C22

analogous

#5E229C #9B229C #9C2260

triadic

#9B229C #9C9B22 #229C9B

tetradic

#9B229C #9C5E22 #239C22 #22609C

square

#9B229C #9C5E22 #239C22 #22609C

split-complementary

#9B229C #609C22 #229C5E

monochromatic

#370C38 #69176A #9B229C #CD2DCE #DB5DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#9B229C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#9B229C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B229C

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B229C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B229C	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0375F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b229c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.204 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6cba',
    500: '#9b229c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b229c;
$custom-light: #bc6cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b229c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.508,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.499,
    "c": 0.20357,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B229C

secondary

#5AC05A

accent

#E74142

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#120811

muted

#817A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B229C

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

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