#9B38CC#9B38CC

#9B38CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.221 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38CC
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 63.27, -58.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 86.06, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1477 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.221 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8288, 14.1572, 58.4870)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38CC #69CC38

analogous

#5138CC #9B38CC #CC38B3

triadic

#9B38CC #CC9B38 #38CC9B

tetradic

#9B38CC #CC5138 #69CC38 #38B3CC

square

#9B38CC #CC5138 #69CC38 #38B3CC

split-complementary

#9B38CC #B3CC38 #38CC51

monochromatic

#531C6E #77299E #9B38CC #B369D8 #CC99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9B38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9B38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38CC

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38CC	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.221 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78dc',
    500: '#9b38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38cc;
$custom-light: #bd78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.135,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54932,
    "c": 0.22142,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38CC

secondary

#A5D18F

accent

#E24579

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38CC

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

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