#9F38CB#9F38CB

#9F38CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.222 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38CB
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 63.85, -56.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 85.54, 318.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.1529 -0.1607)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.222 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.4899, 14.5119, 57.8940)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38CB #64CB38

analogous

#5538CB #9F38CB #CB38AD

triadic

#9F38CB #CB9F38 #38CB9F

tetradic

#9F38CB #CB5538 #64CB38 #38ADCB

square

#9F38CB #CB5538 #64CB38 #38ADCB

split-complementary

#9F38CB #ADCB38 #38CB55

monochromatic

#541C6C #7A299D #9F38CB #B669D8 #CE99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9F38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9F38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38CB

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38CB	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.222 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078dc',
    500: '#9f38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38cb;
$custom-light: #c078dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.041,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55383,
    "c": 0.2218,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38CB

secondary

#A2D08F

accent

#E24675

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F38CB

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

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