#9E38CD#9E38CD

#9E38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.223 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E38CD
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 64.06, -58.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 86.48, 317.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1514 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.223 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.5322, 14.5060, 59.1481)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E38CD #67CD38

analogous

#5338CD #9E38CD #CD38B1

triadic

#9E38CD #CD9E38 #38CD9E

tetradic

#9E38CD #CD5338 #67CD38 #38B1CD

square

#9E38CD #CD5338 #67CD38 #38B1CD

split-complementary

#9E38CD #B1CD38 #38CD53

monochromatic

#551C6F #7A28A0 #9E38CD #B669D9 #CE9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9E38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9E38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E38CD

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E38CD	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)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.223 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78dd',
    500: '#9e38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e38cd;
$custom-light: #bf78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.074,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5539,
    "c": 0.2233,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E38CD

secondary

#A4D18F

accent

#E34577

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E38CD

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

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