#9E228D#9E228D

#9E228D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.194 H 334.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E228D
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 141)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 10.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 60.13, -30.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 67.41, 333.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1751 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.194 334.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4805, 10.3380, 26.1636)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E228D #229E33

analogous

#71229E #9E228D #9E224F

triadic

#9E228D #8D9E22 #228D9E

tetradic

#9E228D #9E7122 #229E33 #224F9E

square

#9E228D #9E7122 #229E33 #224F9E

split-complementary

#9E228D #4F9E22 #229E71

monochromatic

#390C33 #6C1760 #9E228D #D02DBA #DC5ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#9E228D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#9E228D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E228D

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E228D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E228D	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F618A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e228d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.194 334.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6cae',
    500: '#9e228d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e228d;
$custom-light: #be6cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e228d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.226,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49511,
    "c": 0.194,
    "h": 334.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E228D

secondary

#5BC169

accent

#E85740

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E228D

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

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