#9E228E#9E228E

#9E228E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.195 H 334.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E228E
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 142)
HSL	hsl(308, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 10.1%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 60.28, -31.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 67.79, 332.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.1752 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.195 334.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5553, 10.3679, 26.5572)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E228E #229E32

analogous

#70229E #9E228E #9E2250

triadic

#9E228E #8E9E22 #228E9E

tetradic

#9E228E #9E7022 #229E32 #22509E

square

#9E228E #9E7022 #229E32 #22509E

split-complementary

#9E228E #509E22 #229E70

monochromatic

#390C33 #6C1761 #9E228E #D02DBB #DC5ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#9E228E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#9E228E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E228E

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E228E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E228E	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F618B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62F57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e228e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.195 334.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6caf',
    500: '#9e228e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e228e;
$custom-light: #be6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e228e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.742,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49566,
    "c": 0.19471,
    "h": 334.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E228E

secondary

#5BC168

accent

#E85640

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E228E

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

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