#9538AA#9538AA

#9538AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538AA
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(289, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(289, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 55.13, -43.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 70.14, 321.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% 0.1431 -0.1213)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.188 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0634, 12.1212, 39.2525)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538AA #4DAA38

analogous

#5C38AA #9538AA #AA3886

triadic

#9538AA #AA9538 #38AA95

tetradic

#9538AA #AA5C38 #4DAA38 #3886AA

square

#9538AA #AA5C38 #4DAA38 #3886AA

split-complementary

#9538AA #86AA38 #38AA5C

monochromatic

#441A4E #6D297C #9538AA #B357C8 #C885D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#9538AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#9538AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538AA

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538AA	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#105BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4165A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b776c4',
    500: '#9538aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538aa;
$custom-light: #b776c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.947,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5188,
    "c": 0.18756,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538AA

secondary

#89C17D

accent

#DA4E68

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538AA

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

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