#9C38CA#9C38CA

#9C38CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.220 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38CA
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 63.05, -57.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 85.11, 317.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1492 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.22 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7832, 14.1613, 57.2409)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38CA #66CA38

analogous

#5338CA #9C38CA #CA38AF

triadic

#9C38CA #CA9C38 #38CA9C

tetradic

#9C38CA #CA5338 #66CA38 #38AFCA

square

#9C38CA #CA5338 #66CA38 #38AFCA

split-complementary

#9C38CA #AFCA38 #38CA53

monochromatic

#521D6B #77299B #9C38CA #B468D7 #CC99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9C38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9C38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38CA

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38CA	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286BC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.220 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78db',
    500: '#9c38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38ca;
$custom-light: #be78db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.096,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54922,
    "c": 0.21988,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38CA

secondary

#A3CF8E

accent

#E14777

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38CA

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

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