#9B238D#9B238D

#9B238D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.191 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B238D
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(307, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(307, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 59.16, -31.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 66.88, 332.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1712 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.191 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9265, 10.0954, 26.1459)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B238D #239B31

analogous

#6D239B #9B238D #9B2351

triadic

#9B238D #8D9B23 #238D9B

tetradic

#9B238D #9B6D23 #239B31 #23519B

square

#9B238D #9B6D23 #239B31 #23519B

split-complementary

#9B238D #519B23 #239B6D

monochromatic

#370C32 #691860 #9B238D #CD2EBA #DB5ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#9B238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9B238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B238D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B238D	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D608A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.191 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6caf',
    500: '#9b238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b238d;
$custom-light: #bc6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49103,
    "c": 0.19142,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B238D

secondary

#5ABF66

accent

#E65542

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#120810

muted

#817A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B238D

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

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