#9538BE#9538BE

#9538BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.206 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538BE
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(282, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 59.16, -53.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 79.52, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0.1418 -0.1499)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.206 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1012, 12.9363, 49.9853)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9538BE #61BE38

analogous

#5238BE #9538BE #BE38A4

triadic

#9538BE #BE9538 #38BE95

tetradic

#9538BE #BE5238 #61BE38 #38A4BE

square

#9538BE #BE5238 #61BE38 #38A4BE

split-complementary

#9538BE #A4BE38 #38BE52

monochromatic

#4B1C5F #702A8F #9538BE #AF62D1 #C792DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#9538BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9538BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538BE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538BE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.206 313.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.642,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53185,
    "c": 0.20631,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538BE

secondary

#9CCA88

accent

#DE4A77

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538BE

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

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