#9538C5#9538C5

#9538C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.213 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538C5
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 60.62, -56.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 82.84, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.1409 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.213 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.8848, 13.2497, 54.1117)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538C5 #68C538

analogous

#4E38C5 #9538C5 #C538AF

triadic

#9538C5 #C59538 #38C595

tetradic

#9538C5 #C54E38 #68C538 #38AFC5

square

#9538C5 #C54E38 #68C538 #38AFC5

split-complementary

#9538C5 #AFC538 #38C54E

monochromatic

#4D1D66 #712A95 #9538C5 #AF67D4 #C896E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#9538C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9538C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538C5

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538C5	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2368C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.213 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977d7',
    500: '#9538c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538c5;
$custom-light: #b977d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53668,
    "c": 0.21296,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538C5

secondary

#A2CD8C

accent

#DF497C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538C5

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

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