#9538C2#9538C2

#9538C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.210 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538C2
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, 59.99, -55.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 81.41, 317.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1413 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.21 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5444, 13.1136, 52.3194)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538C2 #65C238

analogous

#5038C2 #9538C2 #C238AA

triadic

#9538C2 #C29538 #38C295

tetradic

#9538C2 #C25038 #65C238 #38AAC2

square

#9538C2 #C25038 #65C238 #38AAC2

split-complementary

#9538C2 #AAC238 #38C250

monochromatic

#4C1D63 #712A93 #9538C2 #AF65D2 #C794E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#9538C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#9538C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538C2

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538C2	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2867BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.210 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877d5',
    500: '#9538c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538c2;
$custom-light: #b877d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53459,
    "c": 0.21011,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538C2

secondary

#A0CB8A

accent

#DF497A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538C2

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

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