#9A38CE#9A38CE

#9A38CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.223 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38CE
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 63.49, -59.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 87.02, 316.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1461 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.223 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.8790, 14.1552, 59.7495)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38CE #6CCE38

analogous

#4F38CE #9A38CE #CE38B7

triadic

#9A38CE #CE9A38 #38CE9A

tetradic

#9A38CE #CE4F38 #6CCE38 #38B7CE

square

#9A38CE #CE4F38 #6CCE38 #38B7CE

split-complementary

#9A38CE #B7CE38 #38CE4F

monochromatic

#531C70 #7728A1 #9A38CE #B369DA #CC9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9A38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9A38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38CE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38CE	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.223 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc78de',
    500: '#9a38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38ce;
$custom-light: #bc78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.2,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54944,
    "c": 0.22297,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38CE

secondary

#A7D290

accent

#E4447B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38CE

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

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