#9E238E#9E238E

#9E238E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.194 H 334.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E238E
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 142)
HSL	hsl(308, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 10.1%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 59.99, -30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 67.46, 332.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.1743 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.194 334.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5843, 10.4259, 26.5669)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E238E #239E33

analogous

#70239E #9E238E #9E2350

triadic

#9E238E #8E9E23 #238E9E

tetradic

#9E238E #9E7023 #239E33 #23509E

square

#9E238E #9E7023 #239E33 #23509E

split-complementary

#9E238E #509E23 #239E70

monochromatic

#3A0D34 #6C1861 #9E238E #D02EBB #DC60CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#9E238E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#9E238E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E238E

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E238E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E238E	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F618B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62F57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e238e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.194 334.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6daf',
    500: '#9e238e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e238e;
$custom-light: #be6daf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e238e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.805,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49638,
    "c": 0.19373,
    "h": 334.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E238E

secondary

#5CC169

accent

#E75741

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#130810

muted

#827B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E238E

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

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