#9838CA#9838CA

#9838CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.219 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838CA
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 62.27, -58.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 85.17, 316.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1441 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.219 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0217, 13.7686, 57.2052)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838CA #6ACA38

analogous

#4F38CA #9838CA #CA38B3

triadic

#9838CA #CA9838 #38CA98

tetradic

#9838CA #CA4F38 #6ACA38 #38B3CA

square

#9838CA #CA4F38 #6ACA38 #38B3CA

split-complementary

#9838CA #B3CA38 #38CA4F

monochromatic

#501D6B #74299B #9838CA #B168D7 #CA99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#9838CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9838CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838CA

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838CA	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2069C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.219 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77db',
    500: '#9838ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838ca;
$custom-light: #bb77db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.452,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54405,
    "c": 0.21861,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838CA

secondary

#A5CF8E

accent

#E1477C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838CA

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

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