#9538B2#9538B2

#9538B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.195 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538B2
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(286, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 56.71, -47.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 73.86, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.1428 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.195 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8433, 12.4331, 43.3601)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538B2 #55B238

analogous

#5838B2 #9538B2 #B23892

triadic

#9538B2 #B29538 #38B295

tetradic

#9538B2 #B25838 #55B238 #3892B2

square

#9538B2 #B25838 #55B238 #3892B2

split-complementary

#9538B2 #92B238 #38B258

monochromatic

#471B55 #6E2983 #9538B2 #B15CCC #C78ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#9538B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#9538B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538B2

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538B2	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A66AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944F71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.195 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b876ca',
    500: '#9538b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538b2;
$custom-light: #b876ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.738,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52387,
    "c": 0.19502,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538B2

secondary

#91C581

accent

#DC4C6E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538B2

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

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