#9F38CD#9F38CD

#9F38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.224 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38CD
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 64.25, -57.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 86.47, 317.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.52% 0.1526 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(55.52% 0.224 313)
XYZ	xyz(26.7297, 14.6079, 59.1573)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38CD #66CD38

analogous

#5438CD #9F38CD #CD38B0

triadic

#9F38CD #CD9F38 #38CD9F

tetradic

#9F38CD #CD5438 #66CD38 #38B0CD

square

#9F38CD #CD5438 #66CD38 #38B0CD

split-complementary

#9F38CD #B0CD38 #38CD54

monochromatic

#551C6F #7B28A0 #9F38CD #B769D9 #CE9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9F38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9F38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38CD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38CD	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.224 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078dd',
    500: '#9f38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38cd;
$custom-light: #c078dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.477,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55521,
    "c": 0.22362,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.14607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38CD

secondary

#A4D18F

accent

#E34576

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F38CD

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

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