#9538BC#9538BC

#9538BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.204 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538BC
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(282, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 58.75, -52.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 78.57, 318.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.142 -0.1471)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.204 314)
XYZ	xyz(22.8842, 12.8495, 48.8419)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538BC #5FBC38

analogous

#5338BC #9538BC #BC38A1

triadic

#9538BC #BC9538 #38BC95

tetradic

#9538BC #BC5338 #5FBC38 #38A1BC

square

#9538BC #BC5338 #5FBC38 #38A1BC

split-complementary

#9538BC #A1BC38 #38BC53

monochromatic

#4A1C5E #702A8D #9538BC #AF61D0 #C790DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#9538BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#9538BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538BC

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538BC	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3067B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.204 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877d1',
    500: '#9538bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538bc;
$custom-light: #b877d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53049,
    "c": 0.20443,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.12849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538BC

secondary

#9AC987

accent

#DD4A76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538BC

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

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