#9C38BB#9C38BB
#9C38BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.206 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C38BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 56, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.6%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.49, 60.03, -50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.49, 78.14, 320.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.91% 0.1508 -0.1405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.91% 0.206 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0928, 13.4851, 48.3379) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.78
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.99
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.61
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.31
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.54
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C38BB #57BB38
analogous
#5B38BB #9C38BB #BB3898
triadic
#9C38BB #BB9C38 #38BB9C
tetradic
#9C38BB #BB5B38 #57BB38 #3898BB
square
#9C38BB #BB5B38 #57BB38 #3898BB
split-complementary
#9C38BB #98BB38 #38BB5B
monochromatic
#4D1C5D #752A8C #9C38BB #B561D0 #CB90DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#9C38BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#9C38BB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C38BB
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C38BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C38BB | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A6AB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5276
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c38bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.206 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd77d0',
500: '#9c38bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c38bb; $custom-light: #bd77d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c38bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 56,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.802,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53914,
"c": 0.2061,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.13484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C38BB
secondary
#96C886
accent
#DD4B6D
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF9
border
#D1C9D2
text
#120914
muted
#817B82