#9438BE#9438BE

#9438BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.206 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9438BE
RGB	rgb(148, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 58.95, -53.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 79.52, 317.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1405 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.206 313)
XYZ	xyz(22.9195, 12.8426, 49.9767)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9438BE #62BE38

analogous

#5138BE #9438BE #BE38A5

triadic

#9438BE #BE9438 #38BE94

tetradic

#9438BE #BE5138 #62BE38 #38A5BE

square

#9438BE #BE5138 #62BE38 #38A5BE

split-complementary

#9438BE #A5BE38 #38BE51

monochromatic

#4A1C5F #6F2A8F #9438BE #AE62D1 #C792DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#9438BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#9438BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9438BE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9438BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9438BE	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C66BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9438be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.206 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b776d2',
    500: '#9438be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9438be;
$custom-light: #b776d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9438be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.194,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53054,
    "c": 0.20597,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.12842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9438BE

secondary

#9DCA88

accent

#DE4A78

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9438BE

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

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