#9C38D8#9C38D8

#9C38D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.233 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38D8
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 216)
HSL	hsl(278, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 74.1%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 65.96, -63.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 91.67, 316.02°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.147 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.233 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.5166, 14.8547, 66.3701)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38D8 #74D838

analogous

#4C38D8 #9C38D8 #D838C4

triadic

#9C38D8 #D89C38 #38D89C

tetradic

#9C38D8 #D84C38 #74D838 #38C4D8

square

#9C38D8 #D84C38 #74D838 #38C4D8

split-complementary

#9C38D8 #C4D838 #38D84C

monochromatic

#57197D #7B23B0 #9C38D8 #B56BE2 #CF9EEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#9C38D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#9C38D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38D8

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38D8	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.233 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78e5',
    500: '#9c38d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38d8;
$custom-light: #be78e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 67.227,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55917,
    "c": 0.23286,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38D8

secondary

#ADD893

accent

#EA3E7E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38D8

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

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