#9F38C4#9F38C4

#9F38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.215 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38C4
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(284, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(284, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.50, 62.45, -53.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.50, 82.30, 319.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1537 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.215 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.6745, 14.1858, 53.5995)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38C4 #5DC438

analogous

#5938C4 #9F38C4 #C438A3

triadic

#9F38C4 #C49F38 #38C49F

tetradic

#9F38C4 #C45938 #5DC438 #38A3C4

square

#9F38C4 #C45938 #5DC438 #38A3C4

split-complementary

#9F38C4 #A3C438 #38C459

monochromatic

#521D65 #782A94 #9F38C4 #B666D3 #CD96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#9F38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9F38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38C4

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38C4	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C557B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.215 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78d7',
    500: '#9f38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38c4;
$custom-light: #bf78d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5491,
    "c": 0.21542,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38C4

secondary

#9DCC8C

accent

#DF4971

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F38C4

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

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