#9237B9#9237B9

#9237B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.202 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237B9
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 185)
HSL	hsl(282, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 70.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 57.91, -51.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 77.62, 318.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.1395 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.202 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9757, 12.3469, 47.1151)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9237B9 #5EB937

analogous

#5137B9 #9237B9 #B9379F

triadic

#9237B9 #B99237 #37B992

tetradic

#9237B9 #B95137 #5EB937 #379FB9

square

#9237B9 #B95137 #5EB937 #379FB9

split-complementary

#9237B9 #9FB937 #37B951

monochromatic

#481B5B #6D298A #9237B9 #AD5ECF #C58DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#9237B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#9237B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237B9

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237B9	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E65B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.202 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676cf',
    500: '#9237b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237b9;
$custom-light: #b676cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52346,
    "c": 0.20174,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237B9

secondary

#98C884

accent

#DE4A76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237B9

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

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