#9D38CE#9D38CE

#9D38CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.224 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D38CE
RGB	rgb(157, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 64.07, -58.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 86.97, 317.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1499 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.224 312)
XYZ	xyz(26.4573, 14.4534, 59.7766)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D38CE #69CE38

analogous

#5238CE #9D38CE #CE38B4

triadic

#9D38CE #CE9D38 #38CE9D

tetradic

#9D38CE #CE5238 #69CE38 #38B4CE

square

#9D38CE #CE5238 #69CE38 #38B4CE

split-complementary

#9D38CE #B4CE38 #38CE52

monochromatic

#541C70 #7928A1 #9D38CE #B569DA #CD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#9D38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#9D38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D38CE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D38CE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.224 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78de',
    500: '#9d38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d38ce;
$custom-light: #bf78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.4,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5533,
    "c": 0.2239,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.14453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D38CE

secondary

#A5D290

accent

#E44478

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D38CE

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

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