#9237BD#9237BD
#9237BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.206 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9237BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(146, 55, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.8%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 58.74, -53.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 79.52, 317.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.62% 0.1391 -0.1514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.62% 0.206 312.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4039, 12.5181, 49.3703) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.29
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.07
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.10
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.23
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.78
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9237BD #62BD37
analogous
#4F37BD #9237BD #BD37A5
triadic
#9237BD #BD9237 #37BD92
tetradic
#9237BD #BD4F37 #62BD37 #37A5BD
square
#9237BD #BD4F37 #62BD37 #37A5BD
split-complementary
#9237BD #A5BD37 #37BD4F
monochromatic
#491B5E #6D298E #9237BD #AD60D1 #C590DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#9237BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#9237BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9237BD
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9237BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9237BD | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2965BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D5476
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9237bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.206 312.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b676d2',
500: '#9237bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9237bd; $custom-light: #b676d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9237bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 146,
"g": 55,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.746,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5262,
"c": 0.20555,
"h": 312.6
},
"luminance": 0.12517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9237BD
secondary
#9CC986
accent
#DE4A79
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#120914
muted
#817B83