#9E2E96#9E2E96
#9E2E96 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.188 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 5.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.29, 57.63, -33.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.29, 66.43, 330.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.99% 0.1642 -0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.99% 0.188 331) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5825, 11.4267, 29.9698) |
| Luminance | 0.1143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 1.88
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.61
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.23
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.27
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.74
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E96 #2E9E36
analogous
#6E2E9E #9E2E96 #9E2E5E
triadic
#9E2E96 #969E2E #2E969E
tetradic
#9E2E96 #9E6E2E #2E9E36 #2E5E9E
square
#9E2E96 #9E6E2E #2E9E36 #2E5E9E
split-complementary
#9E2E96 #5E9E2E #2E9E6E
monochromatic
#3F123C #6F2069 #9E2E96 #C841BE #D671CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.39
#9E2E96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#9E2E96 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E96
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E96 | 1.00 | 6.39 | 3.29 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#255599
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#506493
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A43B5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.188 331.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be71b5',
500: '#9e2e96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e96; $custom-light: #be71b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e96",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.286,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50992,
"c": 0.1877,
"h": 331
},
"luminance": 0.11425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E96
secondary
#6BBD71
accent
#DE544A
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130811
muted
#827B80