#9D638E

Accessibility

4.61:1

Vs white / black

4.56:1 · 4.61:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9d638e

RGB

rgb(157, 99, 142)

RGBA

rgba(157, 99, 142, 1)

HSL

hsl(316, 23%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(316, 23%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(316, 37%, 62%)

LAB

lab(49.55% 30.15 -13.93)

LCH

lch(49.55% 33.21 335.2)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5771 0.0871 -0.0373)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5771 0.0948 336.82)

XYZ

xyz(23.25, 18.05, 27.84)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37%, 10%, 38%)

CSS

color: #9d638e;

CSS variable

--color-9d638e: #9d638e;

SCSS

$color-9d638e: #9d638e;

JavaScript

const color = "#9d638e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9d638e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9d638e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9d638e", "rgb": { "r": 157, "g": 99, "b": 142 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5771 0.0948 336.82)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#9d638e-1: #9d638e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

pink-500

Very different · ΔE 14.83 · #EC4899

Nearest CSS named color

MediumVioletRed

Very different · ΔE 13.55 · #C71585

Nearest Material color

purple-300

Very different · ΔE 12.27 · #BA68C8

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 21.39 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe7ff 100ffd9f7 200f5c2e6 300e1a9d2 400c88bb7 500ab709b 6008f5d82 700744969 800593650 900402439 950281123

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f2f6 efe5ec e7d8e3 decbd9 d6bed0 ceb1c7 c6a4bd be97b4 b68aaa ad7da1 a57097 9d638e 905b82 835376 764a6b 69425f 5c3a53 4f3247 41293b 34212f 271924 1a1018 0d080c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f2f6 efe5ec e7d8e3 decbd9 d6bed0 ceb1c7 c6a4bd be97b4 b68aaa ad7da1 a57097

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

905b82 835376 764a6b 69425f 5c3a53 4f3247 41293b 34212f 271924 1a1018 0d080c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9b658d 98688c 966a8b 936d89 916f88 8f7287 8c7486 8a7685 877984 857b82 827e81

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9D638EStop 1 #629D72Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8F629DStop 1 #9D638EStop 2 #9D6270Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9D638EStop 1 #8D9D62Stop 2 #628D9DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9D638EStop 1 #709D62Stop 2 #629D8FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3F2738Stop 1 #6E4563Stop 2 #9D628DStop 3 #BA91AFStop 4 #D8C0D1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #9d638e works

#9D638E (#9d638e) sits in the pink family at about 316° hue, 23% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 4.56:1 on white and 4.61:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: pink-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Verify real text sizes in the contrast checker — ratios here are for the raw swatch #9d638e, not for every tint in the scale.

Family context: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #996699#996699 Web Safe #CC6699#CC6699 Amethyst#9B59B6 Web Safe #CC3399#CC3399 Radix Pink 9#D6409F Chakra pink 600#D53F8C Radix Purple 9#AB4ABA Material Purple 300#BA68C8 Material You Tertiary#7D5260 Material Purple 400#AB47BC Web Safe #993366#993366 MediumVioletRed#C71585