#9E1599#9E1599

#9E1599 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.213 H 330.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E1599
RGB	rgb(158, 21, 153)
HSL	hsl(302, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(302, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86.7%, 3.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 65.08, -38.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 75.58, 329.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1843 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.213 330)
XYZ	xyz(20.1184, 10.1070, 31.0221)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E1599 #159E1A

analogous

#5F159E #9E1599 #9E1554

triadic

#9E1599 #999E15 #15999E

tetradic

#9E1599 #9E5F15 #159E1A #15549E

square

#9E1599 #9E5F15 #159E1A #15549E

split-complementary

#9E1599 #549E15 #159E5F

monochromatic

#320730 #680E65 #9E1599 #D41CCD #E747E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#9E1599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9E1599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E1599

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E1599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E1599	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A42E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e1599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 21, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.213 330.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf69b7',
    500: '#9e1599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e1599;
$custom-light: #bf69b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e1599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.19,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49435,
    "c": 0.21279,
    "h": 330
  },
  "luminance": 0.10105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E1599

secondary

#47C74C

accent

#F33C35

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130711

muted

#827A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E1599

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

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