#9A38CB#9A38CB

#9A38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.220 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38CB
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 62.87, -58.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 85.61, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.1465 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.22 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5181, 14.0108, 57.8485)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38CB #69CB38

analogous

#5038CB #9A38CB #CB38B2

triadic

#9A38CB #CB9A38 #38CB9A

tetradic

#9A38CB #CB5038 #69CB38 #38B2CB

square

#9A38CB #CB5038 #69CB38 #38B2CB

split-complementary

#9A38CB #B2CB38 #38CB50

monochromatic

#521C6C #76299D #9A38CB #B369D8 #CB99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#9A38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#9A38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38CB

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38CB	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)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.220 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc78dc',
    500: '#9a38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38cb;
$custom-light: #bc78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54733,
    "c": 0.22018,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38CB

secondary

#A5D08F

accent

#E2467A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38CB

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

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