#9C38CE#9C38CE

#9C38CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.224 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38CE
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 63.88, -59.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 86.98, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1487 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.224 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.2630, 14.3532, 59.7675)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38CE #6ACE38

analogous

#5138CE #9C38CE #CE38B5

triadic

#9C38CE #CE9C38 #38CE9C

tetradic

#9C38CE #CE5138 #6ACE38 #38B5CE

square

#9C38CE #CE5138 #6ACE38 #38B5CE

split-complementary

#9C38CE #B5CE38 #38CE51

monochromatic

#541C70 #7928A1 #9C38CE #B469DA #CD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9C38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9C38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38CE

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38CE	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.224 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78de',
    500: '#9c38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38ce;
$custom-light: #be78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55201,
    "c": 0.22359,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38CE

secondary

#A6D290

accent

#E44479

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38CE

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

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