#9D38C8#9D38C8

#9D38C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.218 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D38C8
RGB	rgb(157, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(282, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 62.84, -55.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 84.17, 318.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1507 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.218 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7423, 14.1674, 56.0109)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D38C8 #63C838

analogous

#5538C8 #9D38C8 #C838AB

triadic

#9D38C8 #C89D38 #38C89D

tetradic

#9D38C8 #C85538 #63C838 #38ABC8

square

#9D38C8 #C85538 #63C838 #38ABC8

split-complementary

#9D38C8 #ABC838 #38C855

monochromatic

#521D69 #782A99 #9D38C8 #B568D5 #CC98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9D38C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9D38C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D38C8

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D38C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D38C8	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d38c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.218 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78d9',
    500: '#9d38c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d38c8;
$custom-light: #be78d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d38c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.083,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54915,
    "c": 0.21838,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D38C8

secondary

#A1CE8E

accent

#E04875

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D38C8

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

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