#9B2E9E#9B2E9E
#9B2E9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.193 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2E9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 46, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 70.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.23, 58.27, -38.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.23, 69.57, 326.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51% 0.1611 -0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51% 0.193 326.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6658, 11.3926, 33.4516) |
| Luminance | 0.1139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.71
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.54
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.08
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.52
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.64
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2E9E #319E2E
analogous
#632E9E #9B2E9E #9E2E69
triadic
#9B2E9E #9E9B2E #2E9E9B
tetradic
#9B2E9E #9E632E #319E2E #2E699E
square
#9B2E9E #9E632E #319E2E #2E699E
split-complementary
#9B2E9E #699E2E #2E9E63
monochromatic
#3E123F #6D206F #9B2E9E #C441C8 #D371D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.41
#9B2E9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#9B2E9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2E9E
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2E9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2E9E | 1.00 | 6.41 | 3.28 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1756A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#49649B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F3F63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2e9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 46, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.193 326.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc71bb',
500: '#9b2e9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2e9e; $custom-light: #bc71bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2e9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 46,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.393,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50998,
"c": 0.19251,
"h": 326.8
},
"luminance": 0.11391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2E9E
secondary
#6DBD6B
accent
#DE4A4E
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#120812
muted
#817B81