#9D38CA#9D38CA

#9D38CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.220 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D38CA
RGB	rgb(157, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(282, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 63.25, -56.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 85.10, 318.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1505 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.22 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.9776, 14.2615, 57.2500)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D38CA #65CA38

analogous

#5438CA #9D38CA #CA38AE

triadic

#9D38CA #CA9D38 #38CA9D

tetradic

#9D38CA #CA5438 #65CA38 #38AECA

square

#9D38CA #CA5438 #65CA38 #38AECA

split-complementary

#9D38CA #AECA38 #38CA54

monochromatic

#531D6B #78299B #9D38CA #B568D7 #CD99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9D38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9D38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D38CA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D38CA	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.220 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78db',
    500: '#9d38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d38ca;
$custom-light: #be78db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.507,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55053,
    "c": 0.22021,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D38CA

secondary

#A2CF8E

accent

#E14776

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D38CA

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

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