#9E39BE#9E39BE

#9E39BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.208 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E39BE
RGB	rgb(158, 57, 190)
HSL	hsl(286, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 70%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 60.65, -50.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 79.08, 320.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.152 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.208 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8566, 13.9141, 50.0816)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E39BE #59BE39

analogous

#5B39BE #9E39BE #BE399B

triadic

#9E39BE #BE9E39 #39BE9E

tetradic

#9E39BE #BE5B39 #59BE39 #399BBE

square

#9E39BE #BE5B39 #59BE39 #399BBE

split-complementary

#9E39BE #9BBE39 #39BE5B

monochromatic

#501D60 #772B8F #9E39BE #B664D0 #CC93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#9E39BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#9E39BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E39BE

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E39BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E39BE	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e39be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 57, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.208 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78d2',
    500: '#9e39be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e39be;
$custom-light: #be78d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e39be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.564,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5448,
    "c": 0.20841,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E39BE

secondary

#99CA89

accent

#DD4B6E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E39BE

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

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