#9E178C#9E178C

#9E178C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.202 H 334.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E178C
RGB	rgb(158, 23, 140)
HSL	hsl(308, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(308, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.4%, 11.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 62.73, -31.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 70.17, 333.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.1832 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.202 334.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1408, 9.7771, 25.6850)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E178C #179E29

analogous

#6C179E #9E178C #9E1748

triadic

#9E178C #8C9E17 #178C9E

tetradic

#9E178C #9E6C17 #179E29 #17489E

square

#9E178C #9E6C17 #179E29 #17489E

split-complementary

#9E178C #489E17 #179E6C

monochromatic

#33072D #690F5D #9E178C #D31FBB #E54BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#9E178C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#9E178C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E178C

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E178C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E178C	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#154C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5F89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62753

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e178c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 23, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.202 334.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf69ae',
    500: '#9e178c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e178c;
$custom-light: #bf69ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e178c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48777,
    "c": 0.20247,
    "h": 334.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E178C

secondary

#4AC65B

accent

#F14F37

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130710

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E178C

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

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