#9B238F#9B238F

#9B238F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.193 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B238F
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 143)
HSL	hsl(306, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(306, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 7.7%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 59.47, -32.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 67.65, 331.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1713 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.193 332.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0766, 10.1554, 26.9368)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B238F #239B2F

analogous

#6B239B #9B238F #9B2353

triadic

#9B238F #8F9B23 #238F9B

tetradic

#9B238F #9B6B23 #239B2F #23539B

square

#9B238F #9B6B23 #239B2F #23539B

split-complementary

#9B238F #539B23 #239B6B

monochromatic

#370C33 #691861 #9B238F #CD2EBD #DB5ECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#9B238F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#9B238F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B238F

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B238F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B238F	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C4F92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C608C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23158

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b238f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.193 332.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6cb0',
    500: '#9b238f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b238f;
$custom-light: #bc6cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b238f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49214,
    "c": 0.19288,
    "h": 332.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B238F

secondary

#5ABF65

accent

#E65242

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF5

border

#D1C7CF

text

#120810

muted

#817A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B238F

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

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