#9538BF#9538BF

#9538BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.207 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538BF
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 59.37, -53.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 79.99, 317.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1417 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.207 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2109, 12.9802, 50.5629)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9538BF #62BF38

analogous

#5138BF #9538BF #BF38A5

triadic

#9538BF #BF9538 #38BF95

tetradic

#9538BF #BF5138 #62BF38 #38A5BF

square

#9538BF #BF5138 #62BF38 #38A5BF

split-complementary

#9538BF #A5BF38 #38BF51

monochromatic

#4B1C60 #702A90 #9538BF #AF63D1 #C792DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#9538BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#9538BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538BF

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538BF	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C67BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.207 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877d3',
    500: '#9538bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538bf;
$custom-light: #b877d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.333,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53253,
    "c": 0.20726,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538BF

secondary

#9DCA89

accent

#DE4A78

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538BF

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

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