#9E4EAE#9E4EAE

#9E4EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.163 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4EAE
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(290, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(290, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 47.89, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 60.69, 322.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1265 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.163 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4640, 15.7749, 41.7924)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4EAE #5EAE4E

analogous

#6E4EAE #9E4EAE #AE4E8E

triadic

#9E4EAE #AE9E4E #4EAE9E

tetradic

#9E4EAE #AE6E4E #5EAE4E #4E8EAE

square

#9E4EAE #AE6E4E #5EAE4E #4E8EAE

split-complementary

#9E4EAE #8EAE4E #4EAE6E

monochromatic

#512859 #783B84 #9E4EAE #B677C2 #CCA1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#9E4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#9E4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4EAE

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4EAE	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5772AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F5C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.163 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd83c6',
    500: '#9e4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4eae;
$custom-light: #bd83c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56046,
    "c": 0.16344,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4EAE

secondary

#9DC296

accent

#CE5A6D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4EAE

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

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