#9D38D7#9D38D7

#9D38D7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.232 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D38D7
RGB	rgb(157, 56, 215)
HSL	hsl(278, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 74%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 65.94, -62.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 91.17, 316.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1485 -0.1785)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.232 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.5821, 14.9033, 65.7004)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D38D7 #72D738

analogous

#4D38D7 #9D38D7 #D738C2

triadic

#9D38D7 #D79D38 #38D79D

tetradic

#9D38D7 #D74D38 #72D738 #38C2D7

square

#9D38D7 #D74D38 #72D738 #38C2D7

split-complementary

#9D38D7 #C2D738 #38D74D

monochromatic

#58197C #7C23AF #9D38D7 #B66BE1 #CF9EEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9D38D7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9D38D7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D38D7

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D38D7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D38D7	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A6DD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d38d7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 56, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.232 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e4',
    500: '#9d38d7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d38d7;
$custom-light: #bf78e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d38d7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.113,
    "s": 66.527,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5597,
    "c": 0.23222,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D38D7

secondary

#ACD893

accent

#E93E7D

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D38D7

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

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