#9F38DF#9F38DF

#9F38DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.240 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F38DF
RGB	rgb(159, 56, 223)
HSL	hsl(277, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 67.98, -66.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 94.85, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1497 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.24 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.0288, 15.5275, 71.2656)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F38DF #78DF38

analogous

#4C38DF #9F38DF #DF38CB

triadic

#9F38DF #DF9F38 #38DF9F

tetradic

#9F38DF #DF4C38 #78DF38 #38CBDF

square

#9F38DF #DF4C38 #78DF38 #38CBDF

split-complementary

#9F38DF #CBDF38 #38DF4C

monochromatic

#5C1687 #7F1EBC #9F38DF #B86DE7 #D2A1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#9F38DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#9F38DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F38DF

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F38DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F38DF	1.00	5.12	4.11	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95618A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f38df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 56, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.240 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c179ea',
    500: '#9f38df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f38df;
$custom-light: #c179ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f38df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.006,
    "s": 72.294,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56805,
    "c": 0.24013,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F38DF

secondary

#B1DD96

accent

#EF397F

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F38DF

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

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