#9237A2#9237A2
#9237A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.180 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9237A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(146, 55, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.9%, 66%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.33, 53.29, -40.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.33, 66.83, 322.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.86% 0.1407 -0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.86% 0.18 321.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7411, 11.4530, 35.3462) |
| Luminance | 0.1145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.26
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.06
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.06
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.14
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.20
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9237A2 #47A237
analogous
#5C37A2 #9237A2 #A2377D
triadic
#9237A2 #A29237 #37A292
tetradic
#9237A2 #A25C37 #47A237 #377DA2
square
#9237A2 #A25C37 #47A237 #377DA2
split-complementary
#9237A2 #7DA237 #37A25C
monochromatic
#401847 #692774 #9237A2 #B352C4 #C780D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.38
#9237A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#9237A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9237A2
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9237A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9237A2 | 1.00 | 6.38 | 3.29 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1959A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#43629F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#934968
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9237a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.180 321.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b575be',
500: '#9237a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9237a2; $custom-light: #b575be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9237a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 146,
"g": 55,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.028,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50863,
"c": 0.18015,
"h": 321.4
},
"luminance": 0.11452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9237A2
secondary
#82BD78
accent
#D94F64
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110912
muted
#807B81