#9E237C#9E237C
#9E237C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.182 H 341.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E237C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 35, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(317, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(317, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 21.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.71, 57.41, -21.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.71, 61.16, 339.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.72% 0.1725 -0.0568) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.72% 0.182 341.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3403, 9.9283, 20.0154) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 4.54
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.93
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.24
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 7.11
Deep Magenta
#A0025C
ΔE00 7.33
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E237C #239E45
analogous
#82239E #9E237C #9E233F
triadic
#9E237C #7C9E23 #237C9E
tetradic
#9E237C #9E8223 #239E45 #233F9E
square
#9E237C #9E8223 #239E45 #233F9E
split-complementary
#9E237C #3F9E23 #239E82
monochromatic
#3A0D2D #6C1855 #9E237C #D02EA3 #DC60B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#9E237C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#9E237C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E237C
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E237C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E237C | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F4C7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8254D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e237c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.182 341.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6ca2',
500: '#9e237c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e237c; $custom-light: #bf6ca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e237c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 35,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.585,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48716,
"c": 0.18155,
"h": 341.8
},
"luminance": 0.09926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E237C
secondary
#5CC178
accent
#E76F41
background
#FCF6FA
surface
#F8ECF3
border
#D1C7CD
text
#13080F
muted
#827A7F