#9538CC#9538CC

#9538CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.220 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538CC
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 62.11, -59.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 86.17, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1399 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.22 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7055, 13.5780, 58.4344)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538CC #6FCC38

analogous

#4B38CC #9538CC #CC38B9

triadic

#9538CC #CC9538 #38CC95

tetradic

#9538CC #CC4B38 #6FCC38 #38B9CC

square

#9538CC #CC4B38 #6FCC38 #38B9CC

split-complementary

#9538CC #B9CC38 #38CC4B

monochromatic

#4F1C6E #73299E #9538CC #AF69D8 #C999E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#9538CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9538CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538CC

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538CC	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1468C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.220 309.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.703,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54166,
    "c": 0.21961,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538CC

secondary

#A7D18F

accent

#E24580

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538CC

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

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