#9438CD#9438CD

#9438CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.220 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9438CD
RGB	rgb(148, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, 62.13, -60.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 86.67, 315.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.1385 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.22 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6441, 13.5325, 59.0596)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9438CD #71CD38

analogous

#4938CD #9438CD #CD38BB

triadic

#9438CD #CD9438 #38CD94

tetradic

#9438CD #CD4938 #71CD38 #38BBCD

square

#9438CD #CD4938 #71CD38 #38BBCD

split-complementary

#9438CD #BBCD38 #38CD49

monochromatic

#4F1C6F #7228A0 #9438CD #AE69D9 #C99AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#9438CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9438CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9438CD

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9438CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9438CD	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C68CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9438cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.220 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877dd',
    500: '#9438cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9438cd;
$custom-light: #b877dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9438cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.047,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54112,
    "c": 0.22029,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9438CD

secondary

#A9D18F

accent

#E34581

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9438CD

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

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