#9E4E79#9E4E79

#9E4E79 is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.118 H 348.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E79
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(328, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(328, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 23.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 38.52, -9.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 39.58, 346.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1156 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.118 348.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2767, 14.1000, 19.7391)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E79 #4E9E73

analogous

#9B4E9E #9E4E79 #9E4E51

triadic

#9E4E79 #799E4E #4E799E

tetradic

#9E4E79 #9E9B4E #4E9E73 #4E519E

square

#9E4E79 #9E9B4E #4E9E73 #4E519E

split-complementary

#9E4E79 #519E4E #4E9E9B

monochromatic

#4C263A #753A5A #9E4E79 #B97197 #CD9AB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#9E4E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9E4E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E79

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E79	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56607A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6E77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84C5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.118 348.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd829f',
    500: '#9e4e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e79;
$custom-light: #bd829f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 327.75,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53586,
    "c": 0.11803,
    "h": 348.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E79

secondary

#8EBAA2

accent

#CA905E

background

#FBF8F9

surface

#F7EFF2

border

#D0CACC

text

#120B0E

muted

#817C7E

Preview Lab

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