#9838BE#9838BE

#9838BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.207 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838BE
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(283, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 59.79, -52.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 79.51, 318.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1456 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.207 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6558, 13.2223, 50.0113)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838BE #5EBE38

analogous

#5538BE #9838BE #BE38A1

triadic

#9838BE #BE9838 #38BE98

tetradic

#9838BE #BE5538 #5EBE38 #38A1BE

square

#9838BE #BE5538 #5EBE38 #38A1BE

split-complementary

#9838BE #A1BE38 #38BE55

monochromatic

#4C1C5F #722A8F #9838BE #B262D1 #C992DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#9838BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9838BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838BE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838BE	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3268BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.207 314.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.985,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53579,
    "c": 0.20737,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838BE

secondary

#9BCA88

accent

#DE4A74

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838BE

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

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