#9237BE#9237BE

#9237BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.206 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237BE
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 58.95, -54.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 80.00, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% 0.139 -0.1527)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.207 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5128, 12.5617, 49.9439)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9237BE #63BE37

analogous

#4E37BE #9237BE #BE37A7

triadic

#9237BE #BE9237 #37BE92

tetradic

#9237BE #BE4E37 #63BE37 #37A7BE

square

#9237BE #BE4E37 #63BE37 #37A7BE

split-complementary

#9237BE #A7BE37 #37BE4E

monochromatic

#491C5F #6E298F #9237BE #AD61D1 #C590DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#9237BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#9237BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237BE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237BE	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2865BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.206 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d2',
    500: '#9237be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237be;
$custom-light: #b676d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.444,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52689,
    "c": 0.2065,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237BE

secondary

#9DCA87

accent

#DE497A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237BE

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

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