#9938CD#9938CD

#9938CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.222 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9938CD
RGB	rgb(153, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 63.09, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 86.57, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.145 -0.1678)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.222 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.5684, 14.0090, 59.1029)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9938CD #6CCD38

analogous

#4E38CD #9938CD #CD38B6

triadic

#9938CD #CD9938 #38CD99

tetradic

#9938CD #CD4E38 #6CCD38 #38B6CD

square

#9938CD #CD4E38 #6CCD38 #38B6CD

split-complementary

#9938CD #B6CD38 #38CD4E

monochromatic

#521C6F #7628A0 #9938CD #B269D9 #CB9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#9938CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#9938CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9938CD

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9938cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.222 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc78dd',
    500: '#9938cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9938cd;
$custom-light: #bc78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9938cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.06,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54746,
    "c": 0.22174,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9938CD

secondary

#A6D18F

accent

#E3457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9938CD

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

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