#9938CB#9938CB

#9938CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.220 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9938CB
RGB	rgb(153, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 62.67, -58.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 85.62, 317.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1453 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.22 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3285, 13.9131, 57.8396)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9938CB #6ACB38

analogous

#4F38CB #9938CB #CB38B3

triadic

#9938CB #CB9938 #38CB99

tetradic

#9938CB #CB4F38 #6ACB38 #38B3CB

square

#9938CB #CB4F38 #6ACB38 #38B3CB

split-complementary

#9938CB #B3CB38 #38CB4F

monochromatic

#511C6C #75299D #9938CB #B269D8 #CB99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#9938CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#9938CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9938CB

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9938CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9938CB	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)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9938cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.220 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc78dc',
    500: '#9938cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9938cb;
$custom-light: #bc78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9938cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.592,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54604,
    "c": 0.21987,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9938CB

secondary

#A5D08F

accent

#E2467B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9938CB

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

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