#9538CB#9538CB

#9538CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.219 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538CB
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, 61.89, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 85.69, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% 0.1401 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.219 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5860, 13.5302, 57.8048)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538CB #6ECB38

analogous

#4B38CB #9538CB #CB38B8

triadic

#9538CB #CB9538 #38CB95

tetradic

#9538CB #CB4B38 #6ECB38 #38B8CB

square

#9538CB #CB4B38 #6ECB38 #38B8CB

split-complementary

#9538CB #B8CB38 #38CB4B

monochromatic

#4F1C6C #72299D #9538CB #AF69D8 #C999E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#9538CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9538CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538CB

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538CB	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1668C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.219 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977dc',
    500: '#9538cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538cb;
$custom-light: #b977dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.959,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54094,
    "c": 0.21866,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538CB

secondary

#A7D08F

accent

#E2467F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538CB

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

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