#9C38BE#9C38BE

#9C38BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.209 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38BE
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(285, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 60.63, -51.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 79.52, 319.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.1506 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.209 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4173, 13.6149, 50.0470)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38BE #5ABE38

analogous

#5938BE #9C38BE #BE389D

triadic

#9C38BE #BE9C38 #38BE9C

tetradic

#9C38BE #BE5938 #5ABE38 #389DBE

square

#9C38BE #BE5938 #5ABE38 #389DBE

split-complementary

#9C38BE #9DBE38 #38BE59

monochromatic

#4E1C5F #752A8F #9C38BE #B562D1 #CB92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9C38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9C38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38BE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38BE	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.209 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77d2',
    500: '#9c38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38be;
$custom-light: #bd77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.776,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54111,
    "c": 0.20885,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38BE

secondary

#99CA88

accent

#DE4A6F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38BE

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

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