#9B28AE#9B28AE

#9B28AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.212 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B28AE
RGB	rgb(155, 40, 174)
HSL	hsl(291, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(291, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 77%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 63.15, -47.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 78.82, 323.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1659 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.212 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9155, 11.5434, 41.1099)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B28AE #3BAE28

analogous

#5828AE #9B28AE #AE287E

triadic

#9B28AE #AE9B28 #28AE9B

tetradic

#9B28AE #AE5828 #3BAE28 #287EAE

square

#9B28AE #AE5828 #3BAE28 #287EAE

split-complementary

#9B28AE #7EAE28 #28AE58

monochromatic

#42114A #6F1D7C #9B28AE #BE40D3 #CF72DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#9B28AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#9B28AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B28AE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B28AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B28AE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A64AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C436A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b28ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.212 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6fc7',
    500: '#9b28ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b28ae;
$custom-light: #bc6fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b28ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.493,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51483,
    "c": 0.21211,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B28AE

secondary

#79C66C

accent

#E64259

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B28AE

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

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