#9C38CD#9C38CD

#9C38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.223 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38CD
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 63.67, -58.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 86.51, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1488 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.223 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1419, 14.3048, 59.1298)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38CD #69CD38

analogous

#5138CD #9C38CD #CD38B4

triadic

#9C38CD #CD9C38 #38CD9C

tetradic

#9C38CD #CD5138 #69CD38 #38B4CD

square

#9C38CD #CD5138 #69CD38 #38B4CD

split-complementary

#9C38CD #B4CD38 #38CD51

monochromatic

#531C6F #7828A0 #9C38CD #B469D9 #CD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#9C38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9C38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38CD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38CD	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.223 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78dd',
    500: '#9c38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38cd;
$custom-light: #be78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.268,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55131,
    "c": 0.22266,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38CD

secondary

#A5D18F

accent

#E34579

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38CD

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

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