#9B38CF#9B38CF

#9B38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.224 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38CF
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 63.89, -59.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 87.47, 316.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1472 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.224 311)
XYZ	xyz(26.1921, 14.3025, 60.4003)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38CF #6CCF38

analogous

#5038CF #9B38CF #CF38B8

triadic

#9B38CF #CF9B38 #38CF9B

tetradic

#9B38CF #CF5038 #6CCF38 #38B8CF

square

#9B38CF #CF5038 #6CCF38 #38B8CF

split-complementary

#9B38CF #B8CF38 #38CF50

monochromatic

#541B71 #7827A3 #9B38CF #B469DB #CD9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#9B38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9B38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38CF

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38CF	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.224 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78de',
    500: '#9b38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38cf;
$custom-light: #bd78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.338,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55143,
    "c": 0.22421,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.14302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38CF

secondary

#A7D390

accent

#E4447B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38CF

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

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