#9E238D#9E238D

#9E238D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.193 H 334.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E238D
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(308, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 10.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.54, 59.84, -30.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.54, 67.08, 333.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.1743 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.193 334.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5095, 10.3960, 26.1733)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E238D #239E34

analogous

#72239E #9E238D #9E234F

triadic

#9E238D #8D9E23 #238D9E

tetradic

#9E238D #9E7223 #239E34 #234F9E

square

#9E238D #9E7223 #239E34 #234F9E

split-complementary

#9E238D #4F9E23 #239E72

monochromatic

#3A0D34 #6C1860 #9E238D #D02EBA #DC60CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#9E238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#9E238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E238D

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E238D	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50618A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62F57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.193 334.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6cae',
    500: '#9e238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e238d;
$custom-light: #be6cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.293,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49584,
    "c": 0.19303,
    "h": 334.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E238D

secondary

#5CC16A

accent

#E75841

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#130810

muted

#827A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E238D

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

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