#9B38AE#9B38AE

#9B38AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.194 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38AE
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(290, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(290, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 57.29, -43.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 72.16, 322.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% 0.1502 -0.1226)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.194 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.5708, 12.8540, 41.3284)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38AE #4BAE38

analogous

#6038AE #9B38AE #AE3886

triadic

#9B38AE #AE9B38 #38AE9B

tetradic

#9B38AE #AE6038 #4BAE38 #3886AE

square

#9B38AE #AE6038 #4BAE38 #3886AE

split-complementary

#9B38AE #86AE38 #38AE60

monochromatic

#491A51 #722980 #9B38AE #B859CA #CC88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#9B38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#9B38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38AE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38AE	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F5DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.194 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77c7',
    500: '#9b38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38ae;
$custom-light: #bc77c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.339,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52954,
    "c": 0.1939,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38AE

secondary

#8AC37F

accent

#DB4D64

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38AE

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

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