#9538BD#9538BD

#9538BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.205 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538BD
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(282, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 58.95, -52.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 79.04, 318.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1419 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.205 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9923, 12.8928, 49.4116)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538BD #60BD38

analogous

#5238BD #9538BD #BD38A2

triadic

#9538BD #BD9538 #38BD95

tetradic

#9538BD #BD5238 #60BD38 #38A2BD

square

#9538BD #BD5238 #60BD38 #38A2BD

split-complementary

#9538BD #A2BD38 #38BD52

monochromatic

#4B1C5F #702A8E #9538BD #AF62D0 #C791DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#9538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538BD

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538BD	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F67BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.205 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877d2',
    500: '#9538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538bd;
$custom-light: #b877d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.955,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53117,
    "c": 0.20537,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538BD

secondary

#9BC987

accent

#DE4A77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538BD

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

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