#9B38BA#9B38BA

#9B38BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.205 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38BA
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(286, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 59.62, -49.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 77.66, 320.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1496 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.205 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7934, 13.3431, 47.7670)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38BA #57BA38

analogous

#5A38BA #9B38BA #BA3898

triadic

#9B38BA #BA9B38 #38BA9B

tetradic

#9B38BA #BA5A38 #57BA38 #3898BA

square

#9B38BA #BA5A38 #57BA38 #3898BA

split-complementary

#9B38BA #98BA38 #38BA5A

monochromatic

#4D1C5C #742A8B #9B38BA #B560CF #CB8FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#9B38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9B38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38BA

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38BA	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A69B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.205 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77cf',
    500: '#9b38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38ba;
$custom-light: #bc77cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.692,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53714,
    "c": 0.2048,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38BA

secondary

#96C886

accent

#DD4B6E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38BA

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

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