#9838BB#9838BB

#9838BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.205 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838BB
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(284, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(284, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 59.18, -50.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 78.11, 319.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% 0.1458 -0.1435)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.205 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.3313, 13.0925, 48.3022)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838BB #5BBB38

analogous

#5638BB #9838BB #BB389D

triadic

#9838BB #BB9838 #38BB98

tetradic

#9838BB #BB5638 #5BBB38 #389DBB

square

#9838BB #BB5638 #5BBB38 #389DBB

split-complementary

#9838BB #9DBB38 #38BB56

monochromatic

#4B1C5D #722A8C #9838BB #B261D0 #C990DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#9838BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#9838BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838BB

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838BB	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3568B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.205 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77d0',
    500: '#9838bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838bb;
$custom-light: #ba77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.969,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53379,
    "c": 0.20458,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838BB

secondary

#98C886

accent

#DD4B72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838BB

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

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