#9838AE#9838AE

#9838AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.193 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838AE
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(289, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 56.60, -44.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 72.07, 321.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1466 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.193 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0021, 12.5608, 41.3017)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9838AE #4EAE38

analogous

#5D38AE #9838AE #AE3889

triadic

#9838AE #AE9838 #38AE98

tetradic

#9838AE #AE5D38 #4EAE38 #3889AE

square

#9838AE #AE5D38 #4EAE38 #3889AE

split-complementary

#9838AE #89AE38 #38AE5D

monochromatic

#471A51 #702980 #9838AE #B559CA #CA88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#9838AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#9838AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838AE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838AE	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#095DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4167AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.193 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba76c7',
    500: '#9838ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838ae;
$custom-light: #ba76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.814,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52541,
    "c": 0.19257,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838AE

secondary

#8CC37F

accent

#DB4D67

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838AE

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

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