#9B38BD#9B38BD

#9B38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.208 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38BD
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(285, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 60.22, -51.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 79.05, 319.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.91% 0.1494 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(53.91% 0.208 316)
XYZ	xyz(24.1156, 13.4720, 49.4643)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38BD #5ABD38

analogous

#5938BD #9B38BD #BD389C

triadic

#9B38BD #BD9B38 #38BD9B

tetradic

#9B38BD #BD5938 #5ABD38 #389CBD

square

#9B38BD #BD5938 #5ABD38 #389CBD

split-complementary

#9B38BD #9CBD38 #38BD59

monochromatic

#4E1C5F #742A8E #9B38BD #B462D0 #CB91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#9B38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#9B38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38BD

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38BD	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3769BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.208 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d2',
    500: '#9b38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38bd;
$custom-light: #bc77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.662,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53911,
    "c": 0.20756,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.13471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38BD

secondary

#98C987

accent

#DE4A70

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38BD

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

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