#9E228B#9E228B

#9E228B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.193 H 335.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E228B
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 139)
HSL	hsl(309, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 12%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 59.83, -29.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 66.67, 333.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.175 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.193 335.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3331, 10.2790, 25.3869)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E228B #229E35

analogous

#73229E #9E228B #9E224D

triadic

#9E228B #8B9E22 #228B9E

tetradic

#9E228B #9E7322 #229E35 #224D9E

square

#9E228B #9E7322 #229E35 #224D9E

split-complementary

#9E228B #4D9E22 #229E73

monochromatic

#390C32 #6C175F #9E228B #D02DB7 #DC5EC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#9E228B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#9E228B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E228B

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E228B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E228B	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e228b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.193 335.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6cad',
    500: '#9e228b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e228b;
$custom-light: #be6cad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e228b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.194,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49403,
    "c": 0.19259,
    "h": 335.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E228B

secondary

#5BC16A

accent

#E85A40

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E228B

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

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