#9538DD#9538DD

#9538DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.236 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9538DD
RGB	rgb(149, 56, 221)
HSL	hsl(274, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 65.79, -67.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 94.26, 314.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1368 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.236 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8568, 14.4386, 69.7647)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9538DD #80DD38

analogous

#4338DD #9538DD #DD38D3

triadic

#9538DD #DD9538 #38DD95

tetradic

#9538DD #DD4338 #80DD38 #38D3DD

square

#9538DD #DD4338 #80DD38 #38D3DD

split-complementary

#9538DD #D3DD38 #38DD43

monochromatic

#541784 #761FB8 #9538DD #B16CE6 #CDA1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#9538DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#9538DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9538DD

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9538DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9538DD	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ADA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9538dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 56, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.236 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba78e9',
    500: '#9538dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9538dd;
$custom-light: #ba78e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9538dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.818,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55424,
    "c": 0.23583,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9538DD

secondary

#B4DB95

accent

#EE3A88

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9538DD

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

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