#9438CB#9438CB

#9438CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.218 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9438CB
RGB	rgb(148, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.41, 61.70, -59.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.41, 85.71, 316.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1388 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.218 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.4043, 13.4365, 57.7962)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9438CB #6FCB38

analogous

#4A38CB #9438CB #CB38B8

triadic

#9438CB #CB9438 #38CB94

tetradic

#9438CB #CB4A38 #6FCB38 #38B8CB

square

#9438CB #CB4A38 #6FCB38 #38B8CB

split-complementary

#9438CB #B8CB38 #38CB4A

monochromatic

#4E1C6C #71299D #9438CB #AE69D8 #C899E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#9438CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#9438CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9438CB

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9438CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9438CB	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1368C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9438cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.218 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877dc',
    500: '#9438cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9438cb;
$custom-light: #b877dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9438cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.551,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53967,
    "c": 0.21837,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9438CB

secondary

#A7D08F

accent

#E24680

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9438CB

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

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