#9738C5#9738C5

#9738C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.214 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9738C5
RGB	rgb(151, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 61.02, -55.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 82.82, 317.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1435 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.214 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.2529, 13.4395, 54.1290)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9738C5 #66C538

analogous

#5138C5 #9738C5 #C538AC

triadic

#9738C5 #C59738 #38C597

tetradic

#9738C5 #C55138 #66C538 #38ACC5

square

#9738C5 #C55138 #66C538 #38ACC5

split-complementary

#9738C5 #ACC538 #38C551

monochromatic

#4E1D66 #722A95 #9738C5 #B067D4 #C996E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#9738C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#9738C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9738C5

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9738C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9738C5	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2768C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9738c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.214 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77d7',
    500: '#9738c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9738c5;
$custom-light: #ba77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9738c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.426,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53927,
    "c": 0.21359,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9738C5

secondary

#A1CD8C

accent

#DF497A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9738C5

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

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