#9438E2#9438E2

#9438E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.240 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9438E2
RGB	rgb(148, 56, 226)
HSL	hsl(272, 75%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(272, 75%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 75.2%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, 66.73, -69.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 96.67, 313.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1344 -0.1993)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.24 304)
XYZ	xyz(27.3512, 14.6153, 73.3169)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9438E2 #86E238

analogous

#3F38E2 #9438E2 #E238DB

triadic

#9438E2 #E29438 #38E294

tetradic

#9438E2 #E23F38 #86E238 #38DBE2

square

#9438E2 #E23F38 #86E238 #38DBE2

split-complementary

#9438E2 #DBE238 #38E23F

monochromatic

#55148B #751CC1 #9438E2 #B16DEA #CDA3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#9438E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9438E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9438E2

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9438E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9438E2	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85638B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9438e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 56, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.240 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba78ec',
    500: '#9438e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9438e2;
$custom-light: #ba78ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9438e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.471,
    "s": 74.561,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55689,
    "c": 0.2404,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.14615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9438E2

secondary

#B8DE97

accent

#F1378C

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9438E2

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

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