#9B38C8#9B38C8

#9B38C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.218 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38C8
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 62.44, -56.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 84.19, 317.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1482 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.218 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3552, 13.9678, 55.9928)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38C8 #65C838

analogous

#5338C8 #9B38C8 #C838AD

triadic

#9B38C8 #C89B38 #38C89B

tetradic

#9B38C8 #C85338 #65C838 #38ADC8

square

#9B38C8 #C85338 #65C838 #38ADC8

split-complementary

#9B38C8 #ADC838 #38C853

monochromatic

#511D69 #762A99 #9B38C8 #B368D5 #CB98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9B38C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9B38C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38C8

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38C8	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.218 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78d9',
    500: '#9b38c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38c8;
$custom-light: #bd78d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54654,
    "c": 0.2177,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38C8

secondary

#A2CE8E

accent

#E04877

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38C8

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