#9E159B#9E159B

#9E159B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.214 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E159B
RGB	rgb(158, 21, 155)
HSL	hsl(301, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(301, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86.7%, 1.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 65.39, -39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 76.37, 328.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.1842 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.214 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2850, 10.1736, 31.8993)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E159B #159E18

analogous

#5D159E #9E159B #9E1556

triadic

#9E159B #9B9E15 #159B9E

tetradic

#9E159B #9E5D15 #159E18 #15569E

square

#9E159B #9E5D15 #159E18 #15569E

split-complementary

#9E159B #569E15 #159E5D

monochromatic

#320731 #680E66 #9E159B #D41CD0 #E747E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#9E159B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#9E159B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E159B

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E159B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E159B	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A42F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e159b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 21, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.214 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf69b9',
    500: '#9e159b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e159b;
$custom-light: #bf69b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e159b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.314,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49557,
    "c": 0.21421,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E159B

secondary

#47C74A

accent

#F33935

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130711

muted

#827A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E159B

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

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