#9738CD#9738CD

#9738CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.221 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9738CD
RGB	rgb(151, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 62.70, -59.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 86.60, 316.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1424 -0.1692)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.221 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.1940, 13.8160, 59.0853)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9738CD #6ECD38

analogous

#4C38CD #9738CD #CD38B8

triadic

#9738CD #CD9738 #38CD97

tetradic

#9738CD #CD4C38 #6ECD38 #38B8CD

square

#9738CD #CD4C38 #6ECD38 #38B8CD

split-complementary

#9738CD #B8CD38 #38CD4C

monochromatic

#511C6F #7428A0 #9738CD #B169D9 #CA9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#9738CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#9738CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9738CD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9738CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9738CD	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9738cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.221 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77dd',
    500: '#9738cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9738cd;
$custom-light: #ba77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9738cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.255,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54491,
    "c": 0.22114,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9738CD

secondary

#A7D18F

accent

#E3457E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9738CD

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

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