#9838BF#9838BF

#9838BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.208 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838BF
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(283, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 59.99, -52.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 79.98, 318.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1455 -0.1491)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.208 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7655, 13.2661, 50.5888)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838BF #5FBF38

analogous

#5538BF #9838BF #BF38A2

triadic

#9838BF #BF9838 #38BF98

tetradic

#9838BF #BF5538 #5FBF38 #38A2BF

square

#9838BF #BF5538 #5FBF38 #38A2BF

split-complementary

#9838BF #A2BF38 #38BF55

monochromatic

#4D1C60 #722A90 #9838BF #B163D1 #C992DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#9838BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9838BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838BF

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838BF	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3168BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.208 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77d3',
    500: '#9838bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838bf;
$custom-light: #ba77d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.667,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53646,
    "c": 0.20831,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838BF

secondary

#9CCA89

accent

#DE4A75

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838BF

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

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