#9237CD#9237CD

#9237CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.221 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237CD
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(276, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 62.16, -61.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 87.17, 315.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1368 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.221 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2374, 13.2515, 59.0267)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9237CD #72CD37

analogous

#4737CD #9237CD #CD37BD

triadic

#9237CD #CD9237 #37CD92

tetradic

#9237CD #CD4737 #72CD37 #37BDCD

square

#9237CD #CD4737 #72CD37 #37BDCD

split-complementary

#9237CD #BDCD37 #37CD47

monochromatic

#4E1C6E #70289F #9237CD #AD68D9 #C799E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#9237CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9237CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237CD

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237CD	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.221 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b776dd',
    500: '#9237cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237cd;
$custom-light: #b776dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.4,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53761,
    "c": 0.22085,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237CD

secondary

#A9D18F

accent

#E34583

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237CD

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

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