#9538AB#9538AB

#9538AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538AB
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(289, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 55.32, -43.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 70.60, 321.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1431 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.188 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1583, 12.1592, 39.7526)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538AB #4EAB38

analogous

#5C38AB #9538AB #AB3888

triadic

#9538AB #AB9538 #38AB95

tetradic

#9538AB #AB5C38 #4EAB38 #3888AB

square

#9538AB #AB5C38 #4EAB38 #3888AB

split-complementary

#9538AB #88AB38 #38AB5C

monochromatic

#451A4F #6D297D #9538AB #B358C8 #C886D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#9538AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#9538AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538AB

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538AB	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D5CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4065A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 319.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.522,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51942,
    "c": 0.18849,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538AB

secondary

#8AC17D

accent

#DA4E69

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538AB

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

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