#9838CD#9838CD

#9838CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.221 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838CD
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 62.90, -59.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 86.58, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1437 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.221 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.3804, 13.9121, 59.0941)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838CD #6DCD38

analogous

#4D38CD #9838CD #CD38B7

triadic

#9838CD #CD9838 #38CD98

tetradic

#9838CD #CD4D38 #6DCD38 #38B7CD

square

#9838CD #CD4D38 #6DCD38 #38B7CD

split-complementary

#9838CD #B7CD38 #38CD4D

monochromatic

#511C6F #7528A0 #9838CD #B169D9 #CB9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#9838CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#9838CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838CD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838CD	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.221 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77dd',
    500: '#9838cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838cd;
$custom-light: #bb77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.658,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54618,
    "c": 0.22143,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838CD

secondary

#A7D18F

accent

#E3457D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838CD

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

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