#9C38DD#9C38DD

#9C38DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.237 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38DD
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 221)
HSL	hsl(276, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 67.02, -65.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 94.01, 315.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1461 -0.1872)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.238 308)
XYZ	xyz(28.1729, 15.1172, 69.8263)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38DD #79DD38

analogous

#4A38DD #9C38DD #DD38CB

triadic

#9C38DD #DD9C38 #38DD9C

tetradic

#9C38DD #DD4A38 #79DD38 #38CBDD

square

#9C38DD #DD4A38 #79DD38 #38CBDD

split-complementary

#9C38DD #CBDD38 #38DD4A

monochromatic

#591784 #7C1FB8 #9C38DD #B66CE6 #D0A1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9C38DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9C38DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38DD

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38DD	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.237 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf79e9',
    500: '#9c38dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38dd;
$custom-light: #bf79e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.364,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56283,
    "c": 0.2375,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.15117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38DD

secondary

#B1DB95

accent

#EE3A81

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38DD

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

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