#9838CF#9838CF

#9838CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.223 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838CF
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 63.32, -60.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 87.53, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1434 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.223 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.6233, 14.0093, 60.3736)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838CF #6FCF38

analogous

#4D38CF #9838CF #CF38BB

triadic

#9838CF #CF9838 #38CF98

tetradic

#9838CF #CF4D38 #6FCF38 #38BBCF

square

#9838CF #CF4D38 #6FCF38 #38BBCF

split-complementary

#9838CF #BBCF38 #38CF4D

monochromatic

#521B71 #7627A3 #9838CF #B269DB #CB9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#9838CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#9838CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838CF

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838CF	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.223 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb78df',
    500: '#9838cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838cf;
$custom-light: #bb78df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.146,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54761,
    "c": 0.22332,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838CF

secondary

#A8D390

accent

#E4447E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838CF

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

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