#9A38D0#9A38D0

#9A38D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.225 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38D0
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 63.91, -60.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 87.96, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1458 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.225 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1236, 14.2530, 61.0372)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38D0 #6ED038

analogous

#4E38D0 #9A38D0 #D038BA

triadic

#9A38D0 #D09A38 #38D09A

tetradic

#9A38D0 #D04E38 #6ED038 #38BAD0

square

#9A38D0 #D04E38 #6ED038 #38BAD0

split-complementary

#9A38D0 #BAD038 #38D04E

monochromatic

#531B73 #7827A4 #9A38D0 #B36ADC #CC9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9A38D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9A38D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38D0

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38D0	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#186BCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.225 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78df',
    500: '#9a38d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38d0;
$custom-light: #bd78df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.684,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55087,
    "c": 0.22484,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38D0

secondary

#A8D391

accent

#E5437C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38D0

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

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