#9C38C3#9C38C3

#9C38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.213 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38C3
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(283, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.00, 61.63, -53.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.00, 81.84, 318.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1501 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.213 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9732, 13.8373, 52.9745)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38C3 #5FC338

analogous

#5638C3 #9C38C3 #C338A5

triadic

#9C38C3 #C39C38 #38C39C

tetradic

#9C38C3 #C35638 #5FC338 #38A5C3

square

#9C38C3 #C35638 #5FC338 #38A5C3

split-complementary

#9C38C3 #A5C338 #38C356

monochromatic

#501D64 #762A93 #9C38C3 #B465D3 #CB95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#9C38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9C38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38C3

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38C3	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99557A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.213 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd78d6',
    500: '#9c38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38c3;
$custom-light: #bd78d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.165,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54444,
    "c": 0.21344,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38C3

secondary

#9DCC8B

accent

#DF4973

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38C3

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

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