#9838CC#9838CC

#9838CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.220 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838CC
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.04, 62.69, -59.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.04, 86.11, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1438 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.22 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2601, 13.8640, 58.4604)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838CC #6CCC38

analogous

#4E38CC #9838CC #CC38B6

triadic

#9838CC #CC9838 #38CC98

tetradic

#9838CC #CC4E38 #6CCC38 #38B6CC

square

#9838CC #CC4E38 #6CCC38 #38B6CC

split-complementary

#9838CC #B6CC38 #38CC4E

monochromatic

#511C6E #75299E #9838CC #B169D8 #CA99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#9838CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9838CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838CC

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838CC	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.220 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77dc',
    500: '#9838cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838cc;
$custom-light: #bb77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.919,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54547,
    "c": 0.22049,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838CC

secondary

#A6D18F

accent

#E2457D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838CC

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

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