#9E38D2#9E38D2

#9E38D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.228 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E38D2
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 210)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 65.08, -60.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 88.81, 317.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1506 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.228 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.1454, 14.7513, 62.3776)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E38D2 #6CD238

analogous

#5138D2 #9E38D2 #D238B9

triadic

#9E38D2 #D29E38 #38D29E

tetradic

#9E38D2 #D25138 #6CD238 #38B9D2

square

#9E38D2 #D25138 #6CD238 #38B9D2

split-complementary

#9E38D2 #B9D238 #38D251

monochromatic

#571A75 #7B26A7 #9E38D2 #B66ADD #CF9CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9E38D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9E38D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E38D2

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E38D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E38D2	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6DCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e38d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.228 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e1',
    500: '#9e38d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e38d2;
$custom-light: #bf78e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e38d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.74,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55741,
    "c": 0.22789,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E38D2

secondary

#A8D591

accent

#E64279

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E38D2

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