#9237C2#9237C2

#9237C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.210 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237C2
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 59.80, -55.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 81.91, 316.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1385 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.21 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9560, 12.7390, 52.2781)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9237C2 #67C237

analogous

#4D37C2 #9237C2 #C237AD

triadic

#9237C2 #C29237 #37C292

tetradic

#9237C2 #C24D37 #67C237 #37ADC2

square

#9237C2 #C24D37 #67C237 #37ADC2

split-complementary

#9237C2 #ADC237 #37C24D

monochromatic

#4A1C63 #6E2992 #9237C2 #AC63D3 #C693E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#9237C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#9237C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237C2

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237C2	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2166BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.210 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d5',
    500: '#9237c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237c2;
$custom-light: #b676d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.281,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52969,
    "c": 0.21032,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237C2

secondary

#A0CB89

accent

#DF497D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237C2

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

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