#9C38C8#9C38C8

#9C38C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.218 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38C8
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(282, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 62.64, -56.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 84.18, 318.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1495 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.218 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5480, 14.0672, 56.0018)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38C8 #64C838

analogous

#5438C8 #9C38C8 #C838AC

triadic

#9C38C8 #C89C38 #38C89C

tetradic

#9C38C8 #C85438 #64C838 #38ACC8

square

#9C38C8 #C85438 #64C838 #38ACC8

split-complementary

#9C38C8 #ACC838 #38C854

monochromatic

#521D69 #772A99 #9C38C8 #B468D5 #CC98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#9C38C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#9C38C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38C8

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38C8	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.218 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78d9',
    500: '#9c38c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38c8;
$custom-light: #be78d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.667,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54784,
    "c": 0.21804,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38C8

secondary

#A1CE8E

accent

#E04876

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38C8

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