#9E38BB#9E38BB

#9E38BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.207 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E38BB
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(287, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(287, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 60.46, -49.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 78.16, 320.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% 0.1532 -0.139)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.207 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4831, 13.6864, 48.3562)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E38BB #55BB38

analogous

#5D38BB #9E38BB #BB3896

triadic

#9E38BB #BB9E38 #38BB9E

tetradic

#9E38BB #BB5D38 #55BB38 #3896BB

square

#9E38BB #BB5D38 #55BB38 #3896BB

split-complementary

#9E38BB #96BB38 #38BB5D

monochromatic

#4E1C5D #762A8C #9E38BB #B761D0 #CC90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9E38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9E38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E38BB

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E38BB	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.207 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77d0',
    500: '#9e38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e38bb;
$custom-light: #be77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.718,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54185,
    "c": 0.2069,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E38BB

secondary

#95C886

accent

#DD4B6B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130914

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E38BB

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

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