#9D38CF#9D38CF

#9D38CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.225 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D38CF
RGB	rgb(157, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 64.28, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 87.43, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1498 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.225 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5792, 14.5021, 60.4184)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D38CF #6ACF38

analogous

#5138CF #9D38CF #CF38B6

triadic

#9D38CF #CF9D38 #38CF9D

tetradic

#9D38CF #CF5138 #6ACF38 #38B6CF

square

#9D38CF #CF5138 #6ACF38 #38B6CF

split-complementary

#9D38CF #B6CF38 #38CF51

monochromatic

#551B71 #7A27A3 #9D38CF #B569DB #CE9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9D38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9D38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D38CF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D38CF	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.225 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78de',
    500: '#9d38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d38cf;
$custom-light: #bf78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.132,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55401,
    "c": 0.22483,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D38CF

secondary

#A6D390

accent

#E44479

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D38CF

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

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