#9A38C5#9A38C5

#9A38C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.215 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38C5
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(282, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 61.63, -55.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 82.79, 318.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1473 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.215 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8169, 13.7304, 54.1554)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38C5 #63C538

analogous

#5438C5 #9A38C5 #C538AA

triadic

#9A38C5 #C59A38 #38C59A

tetradic

#9A38C5 #C55438 #63C538 #38AAC5

square

#9A38C5 #C55438 #63C538 #38AAC5

split-complementary

#9A38C5 #AAC538 #38C554

monochromatic

#4F1D66 #752A95 #9A38C5 #B267D4 #CA96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#9A38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9A38C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38C5

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38C5	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96567B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.215 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d7',
    500: '#9a38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38c5;
$custom-light: #bc77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.702,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54317,
    "c": 0.21459,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38C5

secondary

#A0CD8C

accent

#DF4977

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38C5

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

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