#9838C5#9838C5

#9838C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.214 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838C5
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(281, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 61.22, -55.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 82.81, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1448 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.214 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.4393, 13.5357, 54.1377)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838C5 #65C538

analogous

#5238C5 #9838C5 #C538AC

triadic

#9838C5 #C59838 #38C598

tetradic

#9838C5 #C55238 #65C538 #38ACC5

square

#9838C5 #C55238 #65C538 #38ACC5

split-complementary

#9838C5 #ACC538 #38C552

monochromatic

#4E1D66 #732A95 #9838C5 #B167D4 #C996E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#9838C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9838C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838C5

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838C5	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2969C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.214 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77d7',
    500: '#9838c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838c5;
$custom-light: #bb77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.851,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54056,
    "c": 0.21392,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838C5

secondary

#A1CD8C

accent

#DF4979

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838C5

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

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