#9F38C3#9F38C3

#9F38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.215 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38C3
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(284, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(284, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.43, 62.25, -53.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.43, 81.84, 319.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1538 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.215 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.5610, 14.1404, 53.0021)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38C3 #5CC338

analogous

#5938C3 #9F38C3 #C338A2

triadic

#9F38C3 #C39F38 #38C39F

tetradic

#9F38C3 #C35938 #5CC338 #38A2C3

square

#9F38C3 #C35938 #5CC338 #38A2C3

split-complementary

#9F38C3 #A2C338 #38C359

monochromatic

#511D64 #782A93 #9F38C3 #B665D3 #CD95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#9F38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9F38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38C3

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38C3	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C557A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.215 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78d6',
    500: '#9f38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38c3;
$custom-light: #bf78d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.46,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54843,
    "c": 0.21452,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38C3

secondary

#9CCC8B

accent

#DF4970

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F38C3

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

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