#9B38D0#9B38D0

#9B38D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.225 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38D0
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 64.10, -60.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 87.94, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1471 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.225 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.3147, 14.3516, 61.0462)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38D0 #6DD038

analogous

#4F38D0 #9B38D0 #D038B9

triadic

#9B38D0 #D09B38 #38D09B

tetradic

#9B38D0 #D04F38 #6DD038 #38B9D0

square

#9B38D0 #D04F38 #6DD038 #38B9D0

split-complementary

#9B38D0 #B9D038 #38D04F

monochromatic

#541B73 #7827A4 #9B38D0 #B46ADC #CD9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9B38D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9B38D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38D0

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38D0	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6BCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.225 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78df',
    500: '#9b38d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38d0;
$custom-light: #bd78df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.079,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55214,
    "c": 0.22513,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38D0

secondary

#A8D391

accent

#E5437B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38D0

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

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