#9838B7#9838B7

#9838B7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.201 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838B7
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 183)
HSL	hsl(285, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 69.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 58.37, -49.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 76.24, 319.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1462 -0.1378)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.201 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9090, 12.9236, 46.0783)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838B7 #57B738

analogous

#5838B7 #9838B7 #B73897

triadic

#9838B7 #B79838 #38B798

tetradic

#9838B7 #B75838 #57B738 #3897B7

square

#9838B7 #B75838 #57B738 #3897B7

split-complementary

#9838B7 #97B738 #38B758

monochromatic

#4A1B59 #712A88 #9838B7 #B35ECE #C98DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9838B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9838B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838B7

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838B7	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)

#005FBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3967B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.201 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77cd',
    500: '#9838b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838b7;
$custom-light: #ba77cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.354,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53116,
    "c": 0.20086,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838B7

secondary

#94C784

accent

#DD4B6F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838B7

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

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