#9237C4#9237C4

#9237C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.212 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237C4
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 60.22, -56.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 82.86, 316.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1382 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.212 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1821, 12.8294, 53.4690)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9237C4 #69C437

analogous

#4B37C4 #9237C4 #C437B0

triadic

#9237C4 #C49237 #37C492

tetradic

#9237C4 #C44B37 #69C437 #37B0C4

square

#9237C4 #C44B37 #69C437 #37B0C4

split-complementary

#9237C4 #B0C437 #37C44B

monochromatic

#4B1C64 #6E2A94 #9237C4 #AC65D4 #C694E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#9237C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#9237C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237C4

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237C4	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D66C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.212 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d7',
    500: '#9237c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237c4;
$custom-light: #b676d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.723,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5311,
    "c": 0.21223,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237C4

secondary

#A2CC8B

accent

#DF487E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237C4

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

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