#9F38C8#9F38C8

#9F38C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.219 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38C8
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(283, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 63.25, -55.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 84.15, 318.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1532 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.219 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1358, 14.3703, 56.0294)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38C8 #61C838

analogous

#5738C8 #9F38C8 #C838A9

triadic

#9F38C8 #C89F38 #38C89F

tetradic

#9F38C8 #C85738 #61C838 #38A9C8

square

#9F38C8 #C85738 #61C838 #38A9C8

split-complementary

#9F38C8 #A9C838 #38C857

monochromatic

#531D69 #792A99 #9F38C8 #B668D5 #CD98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9F38C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9F38C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38C8

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38C8	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.219 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078d9',
    500: '#9f38c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38c8;
$custom-light: #c078d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.917,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55178,
    "c": 0.21906,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38C8

secondary

#A0CE8E

accent

#E04873

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F38C8

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