#9538CA#9538CA

#9538CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.218 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538CA
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, 61.68, -58.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 85.22, 316.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% 0.1402 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.218 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4672, 13.4827, 57.1792)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538CA #6DCA38

analogous

#4C38CA #9538CA #CA38B6

triadic

#9538CA #CA9538 #38CA95

tetradic

#9538CA #CA4C38 #6DCA38 #38B6CA

square

#9538CA #CA4C38 #6DCA38 #38B6CA

split-complementary

#9538CA #B6CA38 #38CA4C

monochromatic

#4F1D6B #72299B #9538CA #AF68D7 #C899E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#9538CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9538CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538CA

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538CA	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1968C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.218 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977db',
    500: '#9538ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538ca;
$custom-light: #b977db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.219,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54022,
    "c": 0.21771,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538CA

secondary

#A6CF8E

accent

#E1477F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538CA

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

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