#9238BB#9238BB

#9238BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.202 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238BB
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, 57.90, -52.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 78.10, 317.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.1383 -0.1478)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.202 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2363, 12.5279, 48.2508)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238BB #61BB38

analogous

#5038BB #9238BB #BB38A3

triadic

#9238BB #BB9238 #38BB92

tetradic

#9238BB #BB5038 #61BB38 #38A3BB

square

#9238BB #BB5038 #61BB38 #38A3BB

split-complementary

#9238BB #A3BB38 #38BB50

monochromatic

#481C5D #6D2A8C #9238BB #AD61D0 #C590DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#9238BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#9238BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238BB

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238BB	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D65B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.202 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d0',
    500: '#9238bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238bb;
$custom-light: #b676d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.221,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52588,
    "c": 0.20242,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238BB

secondary

#9BC886

accent

#DD4B78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238BB

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

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