#9E237E#9E237E
#9E237E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.183 H 340.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E237E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 35, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 20.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.81, 57.68, -22.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.81, 61.81, 338.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.81% 0.1727 -0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.81% 0.183 340.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4681, 9.9794, 20.6882) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.52
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 4.92
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.82
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.97
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.45
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E237E #239E43
analogous
#81239E #9E237E #9E2340
triadic
#9E237E #7E9E23 #237E9E
tetradic
#9E237E #9E8123 #239E43 #23409E
square
#9E237E #9E8123 #239E43 #23409E
split-complementary
#9E237E #409E23 #239E81
monochromatic
#3A0D2E #6C1856 #9E237E #D02EA6 #DC60BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#9E237E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#9E237E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E237E
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E237E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E237E | 1.00 | 7.01 | 3.00 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E4C80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#56607B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8264E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e237e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.183 340.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6ca3',
500: '#9e237e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e237e; $custom-light: #bf6ca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e237e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 35,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 315.61,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48812,
"c": 0.18282,
"h": 340.9
},
"luminance": 0.09978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E237E
secondary
#5CC176
accent
#E76C41
background
#FCF6FA
surface
#F8ECF4
border
#D1C7CE
text
#13080F
muted
#827A7F