#9938CC#9938CC

#9938CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.221 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9938CC
RGB	rgb(153, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 62.88, -58.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 86.09, 316.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.1451 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.221 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4481, 13.9609, 58.4692)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9938CC #6BCC38

analogous

#4F38CC #9938CC #CC38B5

triadic

#9938CC #CC9938 #38CC99

tetradic

#9938CC #CC4F38 #6BCC38 #38B5CC

square

#9938CC #CC4F38 #6BCC38 #38B5CC

split-complementary

#9938CC #B5CC38 #38CC4F

monochromatic

#511C6E #76299E #9938CC #B269D8 #CB99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9938CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9938CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9938CC

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9938CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9938CC	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9938cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.221 311.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9938cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.324,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54675,
    "c": 0.2208,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9938CC

secondary

#A6D18F

accent

#E2457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9938CC

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

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