#9538CE#9538CE

#9538CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.222 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538CE
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(277, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 62.53, -60.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 87.12, 315.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1396 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.222 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.9469, 13.6746, 59.7058)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538CE #71CE38

analogous

#4A38CE #9538CE #CE38BC

triadic

#9538CE #CE9538 #38CE95

tetradic

#9538CE #CE4A38 #71CE38 #38BCCE

square

#9538CE #CE4A38 #71CE38 #38BCCE

split-complementary

#9538CE #BCCE38 #38CE4A

monochromatic

#501C70 #7328A1 #9538CE #AF69DA #C99AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9538CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9538CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538CE

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538CE	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C69CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.222 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977de',
    500: '#9538ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538ce;
$custom-light: #b977de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.2,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5431,
    "c": 0.22151,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538CE

secondary

#A9D290

accent

#E44481

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538CE

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

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