#9E228C#9E228C

#9E228C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.193 H 334.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E228C
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 140)
HSL	hsl(309, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 11.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 59.98, -29.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 67.04, 333.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1751 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.193 334.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4065, 10.3084, 25.7735)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E228C #229E34

analogous

#72229E #9E228C #9E224E

triadic

#9E228C #8C9E22 #228C9E

tetradic

#9E228C #9E7222 #229E34 #224E9E

square

#9E228C #9E7222 #229E34 #224E9E

split-complementary

#9E228C #4E9E22 #229E72

monochromatic

#390C33 #6C175F #9E228C #D02DB9 #DC5ECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#9E228C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#9E228C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E228C

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E228C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E228C	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)

#214F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e228c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.193 334.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6cae',
    500: '#9e228c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e228c;
$custom-light: #be6cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e228c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.71,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49457,
    "c": 0.19329,
    "h": 334.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E228C

secondary

#5BC16A

accent

#E85940

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E228C

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

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