#9C38BD#9C38BD

#9C38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.208 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38BD
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(285, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 60.43, -50.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 79.06, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% 0.1506 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.208 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3084, 13.5714, 49.4733)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38BD #59BD38

analogous

#5938BD #9C38BD #BD389B

triadic

#9C38BD #BD9C38 #38BD9C

tetradic

#9C38BD #BD5938 #59BD38 #389BBD

square

#9C38BD #BD5938 #59BD38 #389BBD

split-complementary

#9C38BD #9BBD38 #38BD59

monochromatic

#4E1C5F #752A8E #9C38BD #B562D0 #CB91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#9C38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9C38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38BD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38BD	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.208 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77d1',
    500: '#9c38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38bd;
$custom-light: #bd77d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.113,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54045,
    "c": 0.20793,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38BD

secondary

#98C987

accent

#DE4A6F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38BD

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