#9F38BD#9F38BD

#9F38BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.209 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38BD
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(286, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 61.07, -50.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 79.08, 320.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1543 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.209 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.8962, 13.8745, 49.5009)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38BD #56BD38

analogous

#5C38BD #9F38BD #BD3898

triadic

#9F38BD #BD9F38 #38BD9F

tetradic

#9F38BD #BD5C38 #56BD38 #3898BD

square

#9F38BD #BD5C38 #56BD38 #3898BD

split-complementary

#9F38BD #98BD38 #38BD5C

monochromatic

#501C5F #772A8E #9F38BD #B762D0 #CD91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#9F38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9F38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38BD

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38BD	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.209 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78d1',
    500: '#9f38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38bd;
$custom-light: #bf78d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.466,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54449,
    "c": 0.2091,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38BD

secondary

#96C987

accent

#DE4A6B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130914

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

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