#9538BA#9538BA

#9538BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.203 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538BA
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(283, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 58.33, -51.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 77.63, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.1422 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.203 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.6701, 12.7639, 47.7143)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538BA #5DBA38

analogous

#5438BA #9538BA #BA389E

triadic

#9538BA #BA9538 #38BA95

tetradic

#9538BA #BA5438 #5DBA38 #389EBA

square

#9538BA #BA5438 #5DBA38 #389EBA

split-complementary

#9538BA #9EBA38 #38BA54

monochromatic

#4A1C5C #6F2A8B #9538BA #B060CF #C78FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#9538BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#9538BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538BA

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538BA	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3266B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.203 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b876cf',
    500: '#9538ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538ba;
$custom-light: #b876cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.923,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52914,
    "c": 0.20253,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538BA

secondary

#99C886

accent

#DD4B74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538BA

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

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