#9838DE#9838DE

#9838DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.237 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838DE
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 222)
HSL	hsl(275, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(275, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 74.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 66.53, -67.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 94.62, 314.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1406 -0.1913)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.237 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.5450, 14.7779, 70.4944)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838DE #7EDE38

analogous

#4538DE #9838DE #DE38D1

triadic

#9838DE #DE9838 #38DE98

tetradic

#9838DE #DE4538 #7EDE38 #38D1DE

square

#9838DE #DE4538 #7EDE38 #38D1DE

split-complementary

#9838DE #D1DE38 #38DE45

monochromatic

#571685 #791FBA #9838DE #B36CE7 #CEA1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#9838DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9838DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838DE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838DE	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.237 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc78e9',
    500: '#9838de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838de;
$custom-light: #bc78e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.699,
    "s": 71.552,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55865,
    "c": 0.23746,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838DE

secondary

#B3DC96

accent

#EE3A86

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838DE

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

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