#9E179D#9E179D

#9E179D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.214 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E179D
RGB	rgb(158, 23, 157)
HSL	hsl(300, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(300, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.4%, 0.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 65.30, -40.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 76.72, 328.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1829 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.214 328.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4926, 10.3178, 32.8040)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E179D #179E18

analogous

#5B179E #9E179D #9E175A

triadic

#9E179D #9D9E17 #179D9E

tetradic

#9E179D #9E5B17 #179E18 #175A9E

square

#9E179D #9E5B17 #179E18 #175A9E

split-complementary

#9E179D #5A9E17 #179E5B

monochromatic

#330733 #690F68 #9E179D #D31FD2 #E54BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#9E179D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#9E179D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E179D

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E179D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E179D	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43609A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3315D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e179d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 23, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.214 328.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf69ba',
    500: '#9e179d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e179d;
$custom-light: #bf69ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e179d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.444,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49775,
    "c": 0.21436,
    "h": 328.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E179D

secondary

#4AC64B

accent

#F13837

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130712

muted

#827A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E179D

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

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