#9B38BE#9B38BE

#9B38BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.208 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38BE
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(284, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(284, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 60.42, -51.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 79.52, 319.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% 0.1493 -0.1455)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.208 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2245, 13.5155, 50.0379)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38BE #5BBE38

analogous

#5838BE #9B38BE #BE389E

triadic

#9B38BE #BE9B38 #38BE9B

tetradic

#9B38BE #BE5838 #5BBE38 #389EBE

square

#9B38BE #BE5838 #5BBE38 #389EBE

split-complementary

#9B38BE #9EBE38 #38BE58

monochromatic

#4E1C5F #742A8F #9B38BE #B462D1 #CB92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#9B38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9B38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38BE

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38BE	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.208 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d2',
    500: '#9b38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38be;
$custom-light: #bc77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.328,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53977,
    "c": 0.20847,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38BE

secondary

#99CA88

accent

#DE4A71

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38BE

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

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