#9C38BA#9C38BA

#9C38BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.205 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38BA
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(286, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 59.84, -49.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 77.67, 320.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.1509 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.205 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9861, 13.4424, 47.7760)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38BA #56BA38

analogous

#5B38BA #9C38BA #BA3897

triadic

#9C38BA #BA9C38 #38BA9C

tetradic

#9C38BA #BA5B38 #56BA38 #3897BA

square

#9C38BA #BA5B38 #56BA38 #3897BA

split-complementary

#9C38BA #97BA38 #38BA5B

monochromatic

#4D1C5C #752A8B #9C38BA #B660CF #CB8FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#9C38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#9C38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38BA

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38BA	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6AB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.205 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77cf',
    500: '#9c38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38ba;
$custom-light: #bd77cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.154,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53849,
    "c": 0.2052,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38BA

secondary

#95C886

accent

#DD4B6C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38BA

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

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