#9B238B#9B238B

#9B238B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.190 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B238B
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 139)
HSL	hsl(308, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(308, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 10.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 58.85, -30.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 66.12, 332.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.1711 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.19 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7790, 10.0364, 25.3693)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B238B #239B33

analogous

#6F239B #9B238B #9B234F

triadic

#9B238B #8B9B23 #238B9B

tetradic

#9B238B #9B6F23 #239B33 #234F9B

square

#9B238B #9B6F23 #239B33 #234F9B

split-complementary

#9B238B #4F9B23 #239B6F

monochromatic

#370C31 #69185E #9B238B #CD2EB8 #DB5ECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#9B238B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#9B238B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B238B

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B238B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B238B	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5F88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A32F55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b238b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.190 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6cad',
    500: '#9b238b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b238b;
$custom-light: #bc6cad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b238b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48993,
    "c": 0.18998,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B238B

secondary

#5ABF68

accent

#E65842

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#120810

muted

#817A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B238B

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

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