#9B38BB#9B38BB

#9B38BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.206 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38BB
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(285, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.34, 59.82, -50.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.34, 78.13, 319.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1496 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.206 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9000, 13.3857, 48.3288)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38BB #58BB38

analogous

#5A38BB #9B38BB #BB3899

triadic

#9B38BB #BB9B38 #38BB9B

tetradic

#9B38BB #BB5A38 #58BB38 #3899BB

square

#9B38BB #BB5A38 #58BB38 #3899BB

split-complementary

#9B38BB #99BB38 #38BB5A

monochromatic

#4D1C5D #742A8C #9B38BB #B461D0 #CB90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#9B38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#9B38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38BB

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38BB	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3969B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.206 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d0',
    500: '#9b38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38bb;
$custom-light: #bc77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.344,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5378,
    "c": 0.20572,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38BB

secondary

#96C886

accent

#DD4B6E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38BB

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

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