#9538CD#9538CD

#9538CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.221 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538CD
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 62.32, -60.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 86.65, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.1398 -0.1706)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.221 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.8258, 13.6262, 59.0681)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538CD #70CD38

analogous

#4A38CD #9538CD #CD38BA

triadic

#9538CD #CD9538 #38CD95

tetradic

#9538CD #CD4A38 #70CD38 #38BACD

square

#9538CD #CD4A38 #70CD38 #38BACD

split-complementary

#9538CD #BACD38 #38CD4A

monochromatic

#501C6F #7328A0 #9538CD #AF69D9 #C99AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9538CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9538CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538CD

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538CD	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1068CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.221 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977dd',
    500: '#9538cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538cd;
$custom-light: #b977dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.45,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54238,
    "c": 0.22057,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538CD

secondary

#A8D18F

accent

#E34580

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538CD

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

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