#9838C0#9838C0

#9838C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.209 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838C0
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(282, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(282, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 60.19, -53.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 80.45, 318.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1454 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.209 314)
XYZ	xyz(23.8759, 13.3103, 51.1704)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838C0 #60C038

analogous

#5438C0 #9838C0 #C038A4

triadic

#9838C0 #C09838 #38C098

tetradic

#9838C0 #C05438 #60C038 #38A4C0

square

#9838C0 #C05438 #60C038 #38A4C0

split-complementary

#9838C0 #A4C038 #38C054

monochromatic

#4D1C61 #722A91 #9838C0 #B164D2 #C993DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9838C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#9838C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838C0

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838C0	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3068BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.209 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77d4',
    500: '#9838c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838c0;
$custom-light: #ba77d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.353,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53714,
    "c": 0.20924,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.1331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838C0

secondary

#9CCB89

accent

#DE4A75

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838C0

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

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