#9E38D9#9E38D9

#9E38D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.234 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E38D9
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 217)
HSL	hsl(278, 68%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 66.54, -63.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 92.08, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.1495 -0.1805)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.234 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.0366, 15.1078, 67.0713)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E38D9 #73D938

analogous

#4D38D9 #9E38D9 #D938C4

triadic

#9E38D9 #D99E38 #38D99E

tetradic

#9E38D9 #D94D38 #73D938 #38C4D9

square

#9E38D9 #D94D38 #73D938 #38C4D9

split-complementary

#9E38D9 #C4D938 #38D94D

monochromatic

#59187E #7D22B2 #9E38D9 #B76BE3 #D09FED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9E38D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9E38D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E38D9

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E38D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E38D9	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#056ED6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e38d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.234 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c079e6',
    500: '#9e38d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e38d9;
$custom-light: #c079e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e38d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.012,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56241,
    "c": 0.23434,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E38D9

secondary

#ADD994

accent

#EB3D7D

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E38D9

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

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