#9D38CD#9D38CD

#9D38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.223 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D38CD
RGB	rgb(157, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 63.86, -58.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 86.50, 317.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1501 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.223 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.3362, 14.4050, 59.1389)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D38CD #68CD38

analogous

#5238CD #9D38CD #CD38B2

triadic

#9D38CD #CD9D38 #38CD9D

tetradic

#9D38CD #CD5238 #68CD38 #38B2CD

square

#9D38CD #CD5238 #68CD38 #38B2CD

split-complementary

#9D38CD #B2CD38 #38CD52

monochromatic

#541C6F #7928A0 #9D38CD #B569D9 #CD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9D38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9D38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D38CD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D38CD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.223 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be78dd',
    500: '#9d38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d38cd;
$custom-light: #be78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.671,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55261,
    "c": 0.22298,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D38CD

secondary

#A5D18F

accent

#E34578

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D38CD

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

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