#9B38C0#9B38C0

#9B38C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.210 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38C0
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(284, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(284, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 60.82, -52.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 80.45, 319.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.1491 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.21 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4446, 13.6036, 51.1970)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38C0 #5DC038

analogous

#5738C0 #9B38C0 #C038A1

triadic

#9B38C0 #C09B38 #38C09B

tetradic

#9B38C0 #C05738 #5DC038 #38A1C0

square

#9B38C0 #C05738 #5DC038 #38A1C0

split-complementary

#9B38C0 #A1C038 #38C057

monochromatic

#4E1C61 #752A91 #9B38C0 #B464D2 #CB93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9B38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9B38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38C0

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38C0	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.210 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d4',
    500: '#9b38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38c0;
$custom-light: #bc77d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.676,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5411,
    "c": 0.21032,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38C0

secondary

#9BCB89

accent

#DE4A72

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38C0

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

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