#9237A1#9237A1
#9237A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.179 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9237A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(146, 55, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 49%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 66%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 65.8%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.28, 53.10, -39.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.28, 66.37, 323.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.8% 0.1407 -0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.8% 0.179 321.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6526, 11.4176, 34.8800) |
| Luminance | 0.1142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.40
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.88
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.01
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.13
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.22
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9237A1 #46A137
analogous
#5D37A1 #9237A1 #A1377B
triadic
#9237A1 #A19237 #37A192
tetradic
#9237A1 #A15D37 #46A137 #377BA1
square
#9237A1 #A15D37 #46A137 #377BA1
split-complementary
#9237A1 #7BA137 #37A15D
monochromatic
#3F1846 #692773 #9237A1 #B451C4 #C77FD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#9237A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#9237A1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9237A1
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9237A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9237A1 | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B58A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#44629E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#944867
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9237a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.179 321.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b575bd',
500: '#9237a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9237a1; $custom-light: #b575bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9237a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 146,
"g": 55,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.509,
"s": 49.074,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50802,
"c": 0.17922,
"h": 321.7
},
"luminance": 0.11417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9237A1
secondary
#81BD77
accent
#D94F63
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110912
muted
#807B81