#9C38AD#9C38AD

#9C38AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.193 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38AD
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(291, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(291, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 57.33, -43.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 71.74, 323.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% 0.1515 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.193 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6665, 12.9146, 40.8259)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38AD #49AD38

analogous

#6138AD #9C38AD #AD3884

triadic

#9C38AD #AD9C38 #38AD9C

tetradic

#9C38AD #AD6138 #49AD38 #3884AD

square

#9C38AD #AD6138 #49AD38 #3884AD

split-complementary

#9C38AD #84AD38 #38AD61

monochromatic

#491A51 #72297F #9C38AD #B959C9 #CC87D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9C38AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9C38AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38AD

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38AD	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4668AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4C6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.193 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77c6',
    500: '#9c38ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38ad;
$custom-light: #bc77c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.282,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53031,
    "c": 0.19346,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38AD

secondary

#88C27F

accent

#DB4D62

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38AD

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

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