#9237D9#9237D9

#9237D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.232 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9237D9
RGB	rgb(146, 55, 217)
HSL	hsl(274, 68%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 64.78, -66.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 92.90, 314.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1345 -0.1895)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.232 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.7418, 13.8533, 66.9500)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9237D9 #7ED937

analogous

#4137D9 #9237D9 #D937CF

triadic

#9237D9 #D99237 #37D992

tetradic

#9237D9 #D94137 #7ED937 #37CFD9

square

#9237D9 #D94137 #7ED937 #37CFD9

split-complementary

#9237D9 #CFD937 #37D941

monochromatic

#51187E #7222B1 #9237D9 #AE6AE3 #CA9EED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#9237D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9237D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9237D9

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9237D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9237D9	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9237d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 55, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.232 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b877e6',
    500: '#9237d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9237d9;
$custom-light: #b877e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9237d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.704,
    "s": 68.067,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5466,
    "c": 0.23236,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9237D9

secondary

#B2D993

accent

#EB3D89

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9237D9

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

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