#9F238D#9F238D

#9F238D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.194 H 334.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F238D
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 11.3%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 60.07, -30.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 67.15, 333.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.1753 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.194 334.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7071, 10.4979, 26.1825)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F238D #239F35

analogous

#73239F #9F238D #9F234F

triadic

#9F238D #8D9F23 #238D9F

tetradic

#9F238D #9F7323 #239F35 #234F9F

square

#9F238D #9F7323 #239F35 #234F9F

split-complementary

#9F238D #4F9F23 #239F73

monochromatic

#3B0D34 #6D1861 #9F238D #D12EB9 #DC60CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#9F238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#9F238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F238D

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F238D	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50628A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A72E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.194 334.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6dae',
    500: '#9f238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f238d;
$custom-light: #bf6dae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.71,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49745,
    "c": 0.19357,
    "h": 334.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F238D

secondary

#5DC16B

accent

#E75941

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#130810

muted

#827B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F238D

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

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