#9E238B#9E238B

#9E238B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.192 H 335.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E238B
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 139)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 12%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 59.54, -29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 66.34, 333.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.1741 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.192 335.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3621, 10.3370, 25.3966)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E238B #239E36

analogous

#73239E #9E238B #9E234E

triadic

#9E238B #8B9E23 #238B9E

tetradic

#9E238B #9E7323 #239E36 #234E9E

square

#9E238B #9E7323 #239E36 #234E9E

split-complementary

#9E238B #4E9E23 #239E73

monochromatic

#3A0D33 #6C185F #9E238B #D02EB7 #DC60C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#9E238B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#9E238B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E238B

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E238B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E238B	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)

#234F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e238b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.192 335.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6cad',
    500: '#9e238b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e238b;
$custom-light: #be6cad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e238b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.268,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49476,
    "c": 0.19161,
    "h": 335.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E238B

secondary

#5CC16C

accent

#E75B41

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E238B

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

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