#9A38CD#9A38CD

#9A38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.222 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38CD
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 63.28, -59.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 86.55, 316.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1463 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.222 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.7580, 14.1068, 59.1118)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38CD #6BCD38

analogous

#4F38CD #9A38CD #CD38B5

triadic

#9A38CD #CD9A38 #38CD9A

tetradic

#9A38CD #CD4F38 #6BCD38 #38B5CD

square

#9A38CD #CD4F38 #6BCD38 #38B5CD

split-complementary

#9A38CD #B5CD38 #38CD4F

monochromatic

#521C6F #7728A0 #9A38CD #B369D9 #CC9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#9A38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9A38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38CD

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38CD	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F6BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.222 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc78dd',
    500: '#9a38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38cd;
$custom-light: #bc78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.463,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54874,
    "c": 0.22204,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38CD

secondary

#A6D18F

accent

#E3457B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38CD

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

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