#9E2E8E#9E2E8E
#9E2E8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.182 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 10.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.88, 56.34, -28.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.88, 63.29, 332.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.56% 0.1636 -0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.56% 0.182 334.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9602, 11.1778, 26.6922) |
| Luminance | 0.1118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.06
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.27
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.88
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.14
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 5.66
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E8E #2E9E3E
analogous
#762E9E #9E2E8E #9E2E56
triadic
#9E2E8E #8E9E2E #2E8E9E
tetradic
#9E2E8E #9E762E #2E9E3E #2E569E
square
#9E2E8E #9E762E #2E9E3E #2E569E
split-complementary
#9E2E8E #569E2E #2E9E76
monochromatic
#3F1239 #6F2063 #9E2E8E #C841B5 #D671C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#9E2E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#9E2E8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E8E
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E8E | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.24 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C5391
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#53648B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6375A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.182 334.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be71af',
500: '#9e2e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e8e; $custom-light: #be71af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.571,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50561,
"c": 0.18158,
"h": 334.3
},
"luminance": 0.11176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E8E
secondary
#6BBD76
accent
#DE5F4A
background
#FCF7FA
surface
#F8EDF4
border
#D1C8CE
text
#130810
muted
#827B7F