#9838D0#9838D0

#9838D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.224 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838D0
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 63.53, -60.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 88.00, 316.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1432 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.224 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7460, 14.0583, 61.0195)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838D0 #70D038

analogous

#4C38D0 #9838D0 #D038BC

triadic

#9838D0 #D09838 #38D098

tetradic

#9838D0 #D04C38 #70D038 #38BCD0

square

#9838D0 #D04C38 #70D038 #38BCD0

split-complementary

#9838D0 #BCD038 #38D04C

monochromatic

#521B73 #7627A4 #9838D0 #B26ADC #CB9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#9838D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#9838D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838D0

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838D0	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#116ACD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.224 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb78df',
    500: '#9838d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838d0;
$custom-light: #bb78df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.895,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54833,
    "c": 0.22426,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838D0

secondary

#A9D391

accent

#E5437F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838D0

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

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