#9538D0#9538D0

#9538D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.223 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538D0
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 62.96, -61.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 88.07, 315.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1393 -0.1747)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.223 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1914, 13.7724, 60.9935)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538D0 #73D038

analogous

#4938D0 #9538D0 #D038BF

triadic

#9538D0 #D09538 #38D095

tetradic

#9538D0 #D04938 #73D038 #38BFD0

square

#9538D0 #D04938 #73D038 #38BFD0

split-complementary

#9538D0 #BFD038 #38D049

monochromatic

#511B73 #7327A4 #9538D0 #AF6ADC #CA9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#9538D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9538D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538D0

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538D0	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0269CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.223 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977df',
    500: '#9538d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538d0;
$custom-light: #b977df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.711,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54455,
    "c": 0.22343,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538D0

secondary

#AAD391

accent

#E54382

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538D0

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

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