#9538C9#9538C9

#9538C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.217 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538C9
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.41, 61.47, -58.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.41, 84.74, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1404 -0.1652)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.217 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3492, 13.4355, 56.5576)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538C9 #6CC938

analogous

#4D38C9 #9538C9 #C938B4

triadic

#9538C9 #C99538 #38C995

tetradic

#9538C9 #C94D38 #6CC938 #38B4C9

square

#9538C9 #C94D38 #6CC938 #38B4C9

split-complementary

#9538C9 #B4C938 #38C94D

monochromatic

#4E1D6A #722A9A #9538C9 #AF68D6 #C898E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#9538C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#9538C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538C9

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538C9	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B68C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E597D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.217 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977da',
    500: '#9538c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538c9;
$custom-light: #b977da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.483,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53951,
    "c": 0.21676,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538C9

secondary

#A5CF8E

accent

#E1477E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538C9

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

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