#9C38AE#9C38AE

#9C38AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.194 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38AE
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(291, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(291, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 57.52, -43.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 72.19, 322.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.1514 -0.1218)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.194 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7636, 12.9534, 41.3374)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38AE #4AAE38

analogous

#6138AE #9C38AE #AE3885

triadic

#9C38AE #AE9C38 #38AE9C

tetradic

#9C38AE #AE6138 #4AAE38 #3885AE

square

#9C38AE #AE6138 #4AAE38 #3885AE

split-complementary

#9C38AE #85AE38 #38AE61

monochromatic

#491A51 #722980 #9C38AE #B959CA #CC88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#9C38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9C38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38AE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38AE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#115EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4568AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D4C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.194 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77c7',
    500: '#9c38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38ae;
$custom-light: #bd77c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.847,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53092,
    "c": 0.19435,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38AE

secondary

#89C37F

accent

#DB4D63

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38AE

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

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