#9F38C0#9F38C0

#9F38C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.212 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38C0
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 61.66, -51.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 80.46, 320.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1541 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.212 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2252, 14.0061, 51.2336)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38C0 #59C038

analogous

#5B38C0 #9F38C0 #C0389D

triadic

#9F38C0 #C09F38 #38C09F

tetradic

#9F38C0 #C05B38 #59C038 #389DC0

square

#9F38C0 #C05B38 #59C038 #389DC0

split-complementary

#9F38C0 #9DC038 #38C05B

monochromatic

#511C61 #782A91 #9F38C0 #B764D2 #CD93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#9F38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#9F38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38C0

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38C0	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.212 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78d4',
    500: '#9f38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38c0;
$custom-light: #bf78d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.441,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54645,
    "c": 0.2118,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38C0

secondary

#99CB89

accent

#DE4A6E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F38C0

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

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