#9237BF#9237BF

#9237BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.207 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237BF
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 191)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 59.16, -54.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 80.48, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1388 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.207 312)
XYZ	xyz(22.6225, 12.6056, 50.5215)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9237BF #64BF37

analogous

#4E37BF #9237BF #BF37A8

triadic

#9237BF #BF9237 #37BF92

tetradic

#9237BF #BF4E37 #64BF37 #37A8BF

square

#9237BF #BF4E37 #64BF37 #37A8BF

split-complementary

#9237BF #A8BF37 #37BF4E

monochromatic

#491C60 #6E298F #9237BF #AD62D2 #C591DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#9237BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#9237BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237BF

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237BF	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2665BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.207 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d3',
    500: '#9237bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237bf;
$custom-light: #b676d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.147,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52759,
    "c": 0.20746,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.12605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237BF

secondary

#9ECA88

accent

#DF497B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237BF

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

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