#9A38D3#9A38D3

#9A38D3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.228 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38D3
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 211)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 73.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 64.54, -61.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 89.37, 316.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1453 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.228 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4961, 14.4021, 62.9995)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38D3 #71D338

analogous

#4C38D3 #9A38D3 #D338BF

triadic

#9A38D3 #D39A38 #38D39A

tetradic

#9A38D3 #D34C38 #71D338 #38BFD3

square

#9A38D3 #D34C38 #71D338 #38BFD3

split-complementary

#9A38D3 #BFD338 #38D34C

monochromatic

#541A76 #7825A9 #9A38D3 #B36ADE #CD9CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9A38D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9A38D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38D3

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38D3	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E6BD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.228 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78e1',
    500: '#9a38d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38d3;
$custom-light: #bd78e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.935,
    "s": 63.786,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55302,
    "c": 0.22764,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38D3

secondary

#AAD592

accent

#E7417E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38D3

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

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