#9538AE#9538AE

#9538AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.191 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538AE
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(287, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 55.91, -45.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 71.99, 320.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.143 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.191 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4475, 12.2748, 41.2757)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538AE #51AE38

analogous

#5A38AE #9538AE #AE388C

triadic

#9538AE #AE9538 #38AE95

tetradic

#9538AE #AE5A38 #51AE38 #388CAE

square

#9538AE #AE5A38 #51AE38 #388CAE

split-complementary

#9538AE #8CAE38 #38AE5A

monochromatic

#461A51 #6D2980 #9538AE #B259CA #C788D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#9538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#9538AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538AE

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538AE	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#025CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.191 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b876c7',
    500: '#9538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538ae;
$custom-light: #b876c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.288,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52131,
    "c": 0.19128,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538AE

secondary

#8DC37F

accent

#DB4D6B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538AE

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

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