#9E38CA#9E38CA

#9E38CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.221 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E38CA
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(282, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 63.45, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 85.09, 318.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1518 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.221 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.1735, 14.3625, 57.2592)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E38CA #64CA38

analogous

#5538CA #9E38CA #CA38AD

triadic

#9E38CA #CA9E38 #38CA9E

tetradic

#9E38CA #CA5538 #64CA38 #38ADCA

square

#9E38CA #CA5538 #64CA38 #38ADCA

split-complementary

#9E38CA #ADCA38 #38CA55

monochromatic

#531D6B #79299B #9E38CA #B668D7 #CD99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9E38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9E38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E38CA

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E38CA	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.221 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78db',
    500: '#9e38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e38ca;
$custom-light: #bf78db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.918,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55183,
    "c": 0.22055,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E38CA

secondary

#A2CF8E

accent

#E14775

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E38CA

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

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