#9538BB#9538BB

#9538BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.203 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538BB
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(283, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 58.54, -51.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 78.10, 318.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% 0.1421 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.203 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7767, 12.8065, 48.2762)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538BB #5EBB38

analogous

#5338BB #9538BB #BB38A0

triadic

#9538BB #BB9538 #38BB95

tetradic

#9538BB #BB5338 #5EBB38 #38A0BB

square

#9538BB #BB5338 #5EBB38 #38A0BB

split-complementary

#9538BB #A0BB38 #38BB53

monochromatic

#4A1C5D #6F2A8C #9538BB #AF61D0 #C790DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#9538BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9538BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538BB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538BB	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3167B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.203 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b876d0',
    500: '#9538bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538bb;
$custom-light: #b876d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.595,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52981,
    "c": 0.20347,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538BB

secondary

#9AC886

accent

#DD4B75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538BB

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

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