#9B38DD#9B38DD

#9B38DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.237 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B38DD
RGB	rgb(155, 56, 221)
HSL	hsl(276, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 66.84, -66.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 94.05, 315.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1448 -0.1879)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.237 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.9801, 15.0178, 69.8173)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B38DD #7ADD38

analogous

#4938DD #9B38DD #DD38CC

triadic

#9B38DD #DD9B38 #38DD9B

tetradic

#9B38DD #DD4938 #7ADD38 #38CCDD

square

#9B38DD #DD4938 #7ADD38 #38CCDD

split-complementary

#9B38DD #CCDD38 #38DD49

monochromatic

#581784 #7B1FB8 #9B38DD #B56CE6 #D0A1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#9B38DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#9B38DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B38DD

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B38DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B38DD	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b38dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 56, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.237 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78e9',
    500: '#9b38dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b38dd;
$custom-light: #be78e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b38dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56159,
    "c": 0.23725,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B38DD

secondary

#B1DB95

accent

#EE3A82

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B38DD

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

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