#9C38CB#9C38CB

#9C38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.221 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38CB
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 63.26, -57.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 85.58, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1491 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.221 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.9020, 14.2088, 57.8664)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38CB #67CB38

analogous

#5238CB #9C38CB #CB38B1

triadic

#9C38CB #CB9C38 #38CB9C

tetradic

#9C38CB #CB5238 #67CB38 #38B1CB

square

#9C38CB #CB5238 #67CB38 #38B1CB

split-complementary

#9C38CB #B1CB38 #38CB52

monochromatic

#531C6C #78299D #9C38CB #B469D8 #CC99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#9C38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9C38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38CB

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38CB	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.221 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78dc',
    500: '#9c38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38cb;
$custom-light: #be78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.816,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54992,
    "c": 0.22081,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38CB

secondary

#A4D08F

accent

#E24678

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38CB

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

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