#9838BD#9838BD

#9838BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.206 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838BD
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(283, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.03, 59.58, -51.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.03, 79.04, 318.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1457 -0.1463)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.206 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.5469, 13.1787, 49.4376)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838BD #5DBD38

analogous

#5538BD #9838BD #BD38A0

triadic

#9838BD #BD9838 #38BD98

tetradic

#9838BD #BD5538 #5DBD38 #38A0BD

square

#9838BD #BD5538 #5DBD38 #38A0BD

split-complementary

#9838BD #A0BD38 #38BD55

monochromatic

#4C1C5F #722A8E #9838BD #B262D0 #C991DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#9838BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9838BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838BD

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838BD	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3368BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.206 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77d2',
    500: '#9838bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838bd;
$custom-light: #ba77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.308,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53512,
    "c": 0.20644,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838BD

secondary

#9AC987

accent

#DE4A73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838BD

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

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