#9C38D7#9C38D7

#9C38D7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.232 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38D7
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 215)
HSL	hsl(278, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 74%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 65.75, -63.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 91.20, 316.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.1472 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.232 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.3877, 14.8031, 65.6913)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38D7 #73D738

analogous

#4C38D7 #9C38D7 #D738C2

triadic

#9C38D7 #D79C38 #38D79C

tetradic

#9C38D7 #D74C38 #73D738 #38C2D7

square

#9C38D7 #D74C38 #73D738 #38C2D7

split-complementary

#9C38D7 #C2D738 #38D74C

monochromatic

#57197C #7B23AF #9C38D7 #B56BE1 #CF9EEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9C38D7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9C38D7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38D7

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38D7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38D7	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#046DD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38d7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.232 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78e4',
    500: '#9c38d7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38d7;
$custom-light: #be78e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38d7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.736,
    "s": 66.527,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55844,
    "c": 0.23193,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38D7

secondary

#ADD893

accent

#E93E7E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38D7

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

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