#9B229D#9B229D

#9B229D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.204 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B229D
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 157)
HSL	hsl(299, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(299, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 78.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 62.01, -39.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 73.61, 327.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% 0.1721 -0.1101)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.204 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1751, 10.5484, 32.8652)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B229D #249D22

analogous

#5D229D #9B229D #9D2262

triadic

#9B229D #9D9B22 #229D9B

tetradic

#9B229D #9D5D22 #249D22 #22629D

square

#9B229D #9D5D22 #249D22 #22629D

split-complementary

#9B229D #629D22 #229D5D

monochromatic

#380C38 #69176B #9B229D #CD2DCF #DA5DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#9B229D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#9B229D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B229D

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B229D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B229D	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44619A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0385F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b229d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.204 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6cba',
    500: '#9b229d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b229d;
$custom-light: #bc6cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b229d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.024,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49961,
    "c": 0.20433,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B229D

secondary

#5CC15A

accent

#E74043

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B229D

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

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