#9A38C3#9A38C3

#9A38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.213 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38C3
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(282, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(282, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.71, 61.22, -54.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.71, 81.85, 318.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1475 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.213 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5892, 13.6393, 52.9565)
Luminance	0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38C3 #61C338

analogous

#5538C3 #9A38C3 #C338A7

triadic

#9A38C3 #C39A38 #38C39A

tetradic

#9A38C3 #C35538 #61C338 #38A7C3

square

#9A38C3 #C35538 #61C338 #38A7C3

split-complementary

#9A38C3 #A7C338 #38C355

monochromatic

#4F1D64 #742A93 #9A38C3 #B365D3 #CA95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#9A38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9A38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38C3

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38C3	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96567A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.213 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d6',
    500: '#9a38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38c3;
$custom-light: #bc77d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.302,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54181,
    "c": 0.21273,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38C3

secondary

#9ECC8B

accent

#DF4975

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38C3

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