#9E279D#9E279D

#9E279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.201 H 328.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E279D
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(301, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(301, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 0.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 61.15, -37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 71.99, 328.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.8% 0.1711 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(50.8% 0.201 328.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9116, 11.1560, 32.9437)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E279D #279E28

analogous

#63279E #9E279D #9E2761

triadic

#9E279D #9D9E27 #279D9E

tetradic

#9E279D #9E6327 #279E28 #27619E

square

#9E279D #9E6327 #279E28 #27619E

split-complementary

#9E279D #619E27 #279E63

monochromatic

#3C0F3B #6D1B6C #9E279D #CD35CC #D966D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#9E279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#9E279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E279D

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E279D	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E54A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49639A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A33A60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.201 328.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6fba',
    500: '#9e279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e279d;
$custom-light: #be6fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.504,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50795,
    "c": 0.20089,
    "h": 328.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E279D

secondary

#62BF62

accent

#E44644

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E279D

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

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