#9E38B2#9E38B2

#9E38B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.199 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E38B2
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(290, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 58.73, -45.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 74.06, 322.47°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.1537 -0.1261)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.199 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5497, 13.3130, 43.4401)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E38B2 #4CB238

analogous

#6138B2 #9E38B2 #B23889

triadic

#9E38B2 #B29E38 #38B29E

tetradic

#9E38B2 #B26138 #4CB238 #3889B2

square

#9E38B2 #B26138 #4CB238 #3889B2

split-complementary

#9E38B2 #89B238 #38B261

monochromatic

#4B1B55 #752983 #9E38B2 #B95CCC #CD8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9E38B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#9E38B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E38B2

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E38B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E38B2	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#085FB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F4E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e38b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.199 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77c9',
    500: '#9e38b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e38b2;
$custom-light: #be77c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e38b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.164,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53616,
    "c": 0.19882,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E38B2

secondary

#8CC581

accent

#DC4C64

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E38B2

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