#9237B5#9237B5

#9237B5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.198 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237B5
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 181)
HSL	hsl(283, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 69.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 57.08, -49.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 75.72, 318.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1399 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.198 315)
XYZ	xyz(21.5594, 12.1803, 44.9225)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9237B5 #5AB537

analogous

#5337B5 #9237B5 #B53799

triadic

#9237B5 #B59237 #37B592

tetradic

#9237B5 #B55337 #5AB537 #3799B5

square

#9237B5 #B55337 #5AB537 #3799B5

split-complementary

#9237B5 #99B537 #37B553

monochromatic

#461A57 #6C2986 #9237B5 #AE5CCD #C58BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#9237B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#9237B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237B5

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237B5	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3364B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.198 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b675cc',
    500: '#9237b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237b5;
$custom-light: #b675cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.333,
    "s": 53.39,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52076,
    "c": 0.19794,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.1218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237B5

secondary

#95C682

accent

#DD4B74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237B5

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

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