#9237AB#9237AB

#9237AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.189 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237AB
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(287, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 55.06, -44.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 71.01, 320.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.1405 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.189 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5699, 11.7845, 39.7113)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9237AB #50AB37

analogous

#5837AB #9237AB #AB378A

triadic

#9237AB #AB9237 #37AB92

tetradic

#9237AB #AB5837 #50AB37 #378AAB

square

#9237AB #AB5837 #50AB37 #378AAB

split-complementary

#9237AB #8AAB37 #37AB58

monochromatic

#43194E #6A287D #9237AB #B056C9 #C685D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#9237AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#9237AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237AB

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237AB	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#025AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C63A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914C6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.189 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b575c4',
    500: '#9237ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237ab;
$custom-light: #b575c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.069,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51423,
    "c": 0.18851,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237AB

secondary

#8BC17C

accent

#DB4D6C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237AB

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

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