#9B38CD#9B38CD

#9B38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.222 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38CD
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 63.47, -58.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 86.53, 317.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1475 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.222 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9491, 14.2054, 59.1207)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38CD #6ACD38

analogous

#5038CD #9B38CD #CD38B4

triadic

#9B38CD #CD9B38 #38CD9B

tetradic

#9B38CD #CD5038 #6ACD38 #38B4CD

square

#9B38CD #CD5038 #6ACD38 #38B4CD

split-complementary

#9B38CD #B4CD38 #38CD50

monochromatic

#531C6F #7828A0 #9B38CD #B469D9 #CC9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#9B38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9B38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38CD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38CD	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.222 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78dd',
    500: '#9b38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38cd;
$custom-light: #bd78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.866,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55002,
    "c": 0.22235,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38CD

secondary

#A6D18F

accent

#E3457A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38CD

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

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