#9738B9#9738B9

#9738B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.202 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9738B9
RGB	rgb(151, 56, 185)
HSL	hsl(284, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(284, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 69.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 58.56, -50.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 77.16, 319.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1448 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.202 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9322, 12.9113, 47.1737)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9738B9 #5AB938

analogous

#5738B9 #9738B9 #B9389B

triadic

#9738B9 #B99738 #38B997

tetradic

#9738B9 #B95738 #5AB938 #389BB9

square

#9738B9 #B95738 #5AB938 #389BB9

split-complementary

#9738B9 #9BB938 #38B957

monochromatic

#4A1C5B #712A8A #9738B9 #B15FCF #C88EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9738B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9738B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9738B9

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9738B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9738B9	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3667B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9738b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 56, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.202 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b977cf',
    500: '#9738b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9738b9;
$custom-light: #b977cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9738b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.186,
    "s": 53.527,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53113,
    "c": 0.20234,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9738B9

secondary

#97C885

accent

#DD4B71

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9738B9

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

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