#9C38CF#9C38CF

#9C38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.225 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38CF
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 64.08, -59.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 87.45, 317.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1485 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.225 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.3848, 14.4019, 60.4093)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38CF #6BCF38

analogous

#5138CF #9C38CF #CF38B7

triadic

#9C38CF #CF9C38 #38CF9C

tetradic

#9C38CF #CF5138 #6BCF38 #38B7CF

square

#9C38CF #CF5138 #6BCF38 #38B7CF

split-complementary

#9C38CF #B7CF38 #38CF51

monochromatic

#541B71 #7927A3 #9C38CF #B569DB #CD9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9C38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9C38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38CF

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38CF	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F6CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.225 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78de',
    500: '#9c38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38cf;
$custom-light: #be78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.735,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55272,
    "c": 0.22451,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38CF

secondary

#A7D390

accent

#E4447A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38CF

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

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