#9B38C2#9B38C2
#9B38C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.212 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B38C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 56, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.79, 61.22, -53.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.79, 81.38, 318.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.25% 0.1489 -0.1511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.25% 0.212 314.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6677, 13.6928, 52.3720) |
| Luminance | 0.1369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.89
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.75
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.30
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.81
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.89
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B38C2 #5FC238
analogous
#5638C2 #9B38C2 #C238A4
triadic
#9B38C2 #C29B38 #38C29B
tetradic
#9B38C2 #C25638 #5FC238 #38A4C2
square
#9B38C2 #C25638 #5FC238 #38A4C2
split-complementary
#9B38C2 #A4C238 #38C256
monochromatic
#4F1D63 #752A93 #9B38C2 #B365D2 #CB94E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#9B38C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#9B38C2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B38C2
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B38C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B38C2 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#326ABF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#985579
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b38c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.212 314.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd77d5',
500: '#9b38c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b38c2; $custom-light: #bd77d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b38c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 56,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.043,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54245,
"c": 0.21216,
"h": 314.6
},
"luminance": 0.13692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B38C2
secondary
#9DCB8A
accent
#DF4973
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFA
border
#D1C9D3
text
#120914
muted
#817B83