#9E179B#9E179B

#9E179B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.213 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E179B
RGB	rgb(158, 23, 155)
HSL	hsl(301, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(301, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.4%, 1.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 64.99, -39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 75.92, 328.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.183 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.213 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3232, 10.2501, 31.9121)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E179B #179E1A

analogous

#5D179E #9E179B #9E1758

triadic

#9E179B #9B9E17 #179B9E

tetradic

#9E179B #9E5D17 #179E1A #17589E

square

#9E179B #9E5D17 #179E1A #17589E

split-complementary

#9E179B #589E17 #179E5D

monochromatic

#330732 #690F67 #9E179B #D31FCF #E54BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#9E179B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#9E179B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E179B

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E179B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E179B	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4305C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e179b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 23, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.213 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf69b9',
    500: '#9e179b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e179b;
$custom-light: #bf69b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e179b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.333,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49653,
    "c": 0.21293,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E179B

secondary

#4AC64D

accent

#F13B37

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130711

muted

#827A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E179B

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

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