#9838C7#9838C7

#9838C7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.216 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838C7
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 61.64, -56.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 83.75, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1445 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.216 312)
XYZ	xyz(24.6700, 13.6279, 55.3526)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838C7 #67C738

analogous

#5138C7 #9838C7 #C738AE

triadic

#9838C7 #C79838 #38C798

tetradic

#9838C7 #C75138 #67C738 #38AEC7

square

#9838C7 #C75138 #67C738 #38AEC7

split-complementary

#9838C7 #AEC738 #38C751

monochromatic

#4F1D67 #742B97 #9838C7 #B168D4 #C998E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9838C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9838C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838C7

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838C7	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2669C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92587C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.216 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77d9',
    500: '#9838c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838c7;
$custom-light: #bb77d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.28,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54195,
    "c": 0.21579,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.13627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838C7

secondary

#A2CD8D

accent

#DF487A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838C7

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

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