#9E179E#9E179E

#9E179E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.215 H 328.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E179E
RGB	rgb(158, 23, 158)
HSL	hsl(300, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(300, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 65.46, -40.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 77.13, 328.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.1829 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.215 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5783, 10.3521, 33.2554)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E179E #179E17

analogous

#5A179E #9E179E #9E175A

triadic

#9E179E #9E9E17 #179E9E

tetradic

#9E179E #9E5A17 #179E17 #175A9E

square

#9E179E #9E5A17 #179E17 #175A9E

split-complementary

#9E179E #5A9E17 #179E5A

monochromatic

#330733 #690F69 #9E179E #D31FD3 #E54BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#9E179E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#9E179E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E179E

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E179E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E179E	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42609B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A3325E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e179e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 23, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.215 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf69bb',
    500: '#9e179e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e179e;
$custom-light: #bf69bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e179e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49837,
    "c": 0.21509,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E179E

secondary

#4AC64A

accent

#F13737

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130712

muted

#827A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E179E

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

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