#9838C4#9838C4
#9838C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.213 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9838C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 56, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.49, 61.02, -55.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.49, 82.34, 317.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.99% 0.1449 -0.1561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.99% 0.213 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3251, 13.4900, 53.5363) |
| Luminance | 0.1349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.37
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.22
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.79
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.85
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.46
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9838C4 #64C438
analogous
#5238C4 #9838C4 #C438AA
triadic
#9838C4 #C49838 #38C498
tetradic
#9838C4 #C45238 #64C438 #38AAC4
square
#9838C4 #C45238 #64C438 #38AAC4
split-complementary
#9838C4 #AAC438 #38C452
monochromatic
#4E1D65 #732A94 #9838C4 #B166D3 #C996E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#9838C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#9838C4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9838C4
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9838C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9838C4 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A69C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93567B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9838c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.213 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb77d7',
500: '#9838c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9838c4; $custom-light: #bb77d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9838c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 56,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.143,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53987,
"c": 0.21298,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.13489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9838C4
secondary
#A0CC8C
accent
#DF4978
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F7EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#120914
muted
#817B83