#9E5E8D#9E5E8D
#9E5E8D is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.104 H 337.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 94, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 25%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 41%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 10.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.51, 33.12, -14.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.51, 36.31, 335.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.93% 0.096 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.93% 0.104 337.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9110, 17.1989, 27.3071) |
| Luminance | 0.1720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 2.76
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 3.18
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 3.71
Dusky Purple
#895B7B
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Purple
#84597E
ΔE00 6.23
Dusty Purple
#825F87
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5E8D #5E9E6F
analogous
#8F5E9E #9E5E8D #9E5E6D
triadic
#9E5E8D #8D9E5E #5E8D9E
tetradic
#9E5E8D #9E8F5E #5E9E6F #5E6D9E
square
#9E5E8D #9E8F5E #5E9E6F #5E6D9E
split-complementary
#9E5E8D #6D9E5E #5E9E8F
monochromatic
#513049 #78476B #9E5E8D #B684A8 #CCAAC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.73
#9E5E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#9E5E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5E8D
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5E8D | 1.00 | 4.73 | 4.44 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F6D8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70778B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4606F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 94, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.104 337.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc8dae',
500: '#9e5e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5e8d; $custom-light: #bc8dae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 94,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 315.938,
"s": 25.397,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56932,
"c": 0.104,
"h": 337.4
},
"luminance": 0.17198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5E8D
secondary
#9DBBA5
accent
#C27E66
background
#FBF8FA
surface
#F6F0F4
border
#D0CBCE
text
#120C10
muted
#817D7F