#9B238E#9B238E

#9B238E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.192 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B238E
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 142)
HSL	hsl(307, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(307, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 8.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 59.31, -31.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 67.26, 331.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1713 -0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.192 333)
XYZ	xyz(19.0012, 10.1253, 26.5396)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B238E #239B30

analogous

#6C239B #9B238E #9B2352

triadic

#9B238E #8E9B23 #238E9B

tetradic

#9B238E #9B6C23 #239B30 #23529B

square

#9B238E #9B6C23 #239B30 #23529B

split-complementary

#9B238E #529B23 #239B6C

monochromatic

#370C33 #691860 #9B238E #CD2EBC #DB5ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#9B238E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9B238E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B238E

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B238E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B238E	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D4F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C608B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b238e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.192 333.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6caf',
    500: '#9b238e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b238e;
$custom-light: #bc6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b238e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49158,
    "c": 0.19215,
    "h": 333
  },
  "luminance": 0.10124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B238E

secondary

#5ABF65

accent

#E65342

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#120810

muted

#817A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B238E

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

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