#9B38CB#9B38CB

#9B38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.220 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38CB
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 63.06, -57.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 85.59, 317.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1478 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.22 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7093, 14.1094, 57.8574)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38CB #68CB38

analogous

#5138CB #9B38CB #CB38B2

triadic

#9B38CB #CB9B38 #38CB9B

tetradic

#9B38CB #CB5138 #68CB38 #38B2CB

square

#9B38CB #CB5138 #68CB38 #38B2CB

split-complementary

#9B38CB #B2CB38 #38CB51

monochromatic

#521C6C #77299D #9B38CB #B369D8 #CC99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#9B38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9B38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38CB

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38CB	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.220 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78dc',
    500: '#9b38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38cb;
$custom-light: #bd78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54862,
    "c": 0.22049,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38CB

secondary

#A4D08F

accent

#E24679

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38CB

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

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