#9A38D7#9A38D7

#9A38D7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.231 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A38D7
RGB	rgb(154, 56, 215)
HSL	hsl(277, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 74%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 65.39, -63.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 91.26, 315.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1446 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.231 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.0038, 14.6051, 65.6733)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A38D7 #75D738

analogous

#4A38D7 #9A38D7 #D738C4

triadic

#9A38D7 #D79A38 #38D79A

tetradic

#9A38D7 #D74A38 #75D738 #38C4D7

square

#9A38D7 #D74A38 #75D738 #38C4D7

split-complementary

#9A38D7 #C4D738 #38D74A

monochromatic

#56197C #7923AF #9A38D7 #B46BE1 #CE9EEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9A38D7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9A38D7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A38D7

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A38D7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A38D7	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a38d7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 56, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.231 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78e4',
    500: '#9a38d7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a38d7;
$custom-light: #bd78e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a38d7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.981,
    "s": 66.527,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55593,
    "c": 0.23139,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A38D7

secondary

#ADD893

accent

#E93E80

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A38D7

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

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