#9538C1#9538C1

#9538C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.209 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538C1
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 193)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 71%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 59.78, -54.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 80.94, 317.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1414 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.209 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4325, 13.0688, 51.7299)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538C1 #64C138

analogous

#5138C1 #9538C1 #C138A9

triadic

#9538C1 #C19538 #38C195

tetradic

#9538C1 #C15138 #64C138 #38A9C1

square

#9538C1 #C15138 #64C138 #38A9C1

split-complementary

#9538C1 #A9C138 #38C151

monochromatic

#4C1C62 #702A92 #9538C1 #AF64D2 #C794E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#9538C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#9538C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538C1

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538C1	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A67BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.209 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877d4',
    500: '#9538c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538c1;
$custom-light: #b877d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.73,
    "s": 55.02,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5339,
    "c": 0.20916,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538C1

secondary

#9FCB8A

accent

#DE4979

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538C1

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

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