#9C38DF#9C38DF

#9C38DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.239 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38DF
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 223)
HSL	hsl(276, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 74.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 67.45, -66.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 94.95, 315.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.1457 -0.1899)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.239 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.4409, 15.2244, 71.2380)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38DF #7BDF38

analogous

#4938DF #9C38DF #DF38CF

triadic

#9C38DF #DF9C38 #38DF9C

tetradic

#9C38DF #DF4938 #7BDF38 #38CFDF

square

#9C38DF #DF4938 #7BDF38 #38CFDF

split-complementary

#9C38DF #CFDF38 #38DF49

monochromatic

#591687 #7C1EBC #9C38DF #B66DE7 #D0A1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9C38DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9C38DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38DF

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38DF	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91618A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.239 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf79ea',
    500: '#9c38df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38df;
$custom-light: #bf79ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.928,
    "s": 72.294,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56432,
    "c": 0.23937,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38DF

secondary

#B2DD96

accent

#EF3982

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38DF

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

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