#9438C2#9438C2

#9438C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.210 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9438C2
RGB	rgb(148, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 59.79, -55.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 81.42, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% 0.14 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.21 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3627, 13.0199, 52.3109)
Luminance	0.1302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9438C2 #66C238

analogous

#4F38C2 #9438C2 #C238AB

triadic

#9438C2 #C29438 #38C294

tetradic

#9438C2 #C24F38 #66C238 #38ABC2

square

#9438C2 #C24F38 #66C238 #38ABC2

split-complementary

#9438C2 #ABC238 #38C24F

monochromatic

#4C1D63 #702A93 #9438C2 #AE65D2 #C794E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#9438C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#9438C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9438C2

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9438C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9438C2	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2667BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9438c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.210 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877d5',
    500: '#9438c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9438c2;
$custom-light: #b877d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9438c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5333,
    "c": 0.20978,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9438C2

secondary

#A0CB8A

accent

#DF497B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9438C2

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

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