#9A38CF#9A38CF

#9A38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.224 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38CF
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 63.70, -59.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 87.49, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.146 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.224 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0009, 14.2040, 60.3913)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38CF #6DCF38

analogous

#4F38CF #9A38CF #CF38B9

triadic

#9A38CF #CF9A38 #38CF9A

tetradic

#9A38CF #CF4F38 #6DCF38 #38B9CF

square

#9A38CF #CF4F38 #6DCF38 #38B9CF

split-complementary

#9A38CF #B9CF38 #38CF4F

monochromatic

#531B71 #7727A3 #9A38CF #B369DB #CC9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#9A38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9A38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38CF

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38CF	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A6BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.224 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78de',
    500: '#9a38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38cf;
$custom-light: #bd78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.94,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55015,
    "c": 0.2239,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38CF

secondary

#A8D390

accent

#E4447C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38CF

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

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