#9B278D#9B278D

#9B278D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.187 H 333.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B278D
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 141)
HSL	hsl(307, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(307, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 57.90, -30.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 65.44, 332.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1675 -0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.187 333.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0509, 10.3443, 26.1874)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B278D #279B35

analogous

#6F279B #9B278D #9B2753

triadic

#9B278D #8D9B27 #278D9B

tetradic

#9B278D #9B6F27 #279B35 #27539B

square

#9B278D #9B6F27 #279B35 #27539B

split-complementary

#9B278D #539B27 #279B6F

monochromatic

#390E34 #6A1B61 #9B278D #CC33B9 #D864CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#9B278D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#9B278D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B278D

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B278D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B278D	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E608A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b278d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.187 333.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6eae',
    500: '#9b278d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b278d;
$custom-light: #bc6eae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b278d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.241,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49419,
    "c": 0.18724,
    "h": 333.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B278D

secondary

#60BE6B

accent

#E35845

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#120810

muted

#817B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B278D

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

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