#9C38E1#9C38E1

#9C38E1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.241 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C38E1
RGB	rgb(156, 56, 225)
HSL	hsl(276, 74%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 75.1%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 67.87, -67.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 95.89, 315.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.1453 -0.1925)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.241 307)
XYZ	xyz(28.7122, 15.3329, 72.6665)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C38E1 #7DE138

analogous

#4838E1 #9C38E1 #E138D1

triadic

#9C38E1 #E19C38 #38E19C

tetradic

#9C38E1 #E14838 #7DE138 #38D1E1

square

#9C38E1 #E14838 #7DE138 #38D1E1

split-complementary

#9C38E1 #D1E138 #38E148

monochromatic

#5A158A #7D1DBF #9C38E1 #B66DE9 #D1A2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#9C38E1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9C38E1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C38E1

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C38E1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C38E1	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90628B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c38e1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.241 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf79eb',
    500: '#9c38e1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c38e1;
$custom-light: #bf79eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c38e1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.503,
    "s": 73.799,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56581,
    "c": 0.24123,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.15333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C38E1

secondary

#B4DE97

accent

#F03783

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C38E1

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

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