#9237A5#9237A5

#9237A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.183 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237A5
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 165)
HSL	hsl(290, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 53.87, -41.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 68.21, 322.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.1407 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.183 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0110, 11.5610, 36.7674)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9237A5 #4AA537

analogous

#5B37A5 #9237A5 #A53781

triadic

#9237A5 #A59237 #37A592

tetradic

#9237A5 #A55B37 #4AA537 #3781A5

square

#9237A5 #A55B37 #4AA537 #3781A5

split-complementary

#9237A5 #81A537 #37A55B

monochromatic

#411849 #692877 #9237A5 #B253C6 #C781D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#9237A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#9237A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237A5

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237A5	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1459A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4163A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#934A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.183 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b575c0',
    500: '#9237a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237a5;
$custom-light: #b575c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.636,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51047,
    "c": 0.18292,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237A5

secondary

#85BF79

accent

#DA4E66

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237A5

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

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