#9238BD#9238BD

#9238BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.204 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238BD
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 58.32, -53.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 79.05, 317.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.1381 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.204 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4519, 12.6141, 49.3863)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9238BD #63BD38

analogous

#5038BD #9238BD #BD38A5

triadic

#9238BD #BD9238 #38BD92

tetradic

#9238BD #BD5038 #63BD38 #38A5BD

square

#9238BD #BD5038 #63BD38 #38A5BD

split-complementary

#9238BD #A5BD38 #38BD50

monochromatic

#491C5F #6E2A8E #9238BD #AD62D0 #C591DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#9238BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#9238BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238BD

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238BD	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A65BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.204 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d2',
    500: '#9238bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238bd;
$custom-light: #b676d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.602,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52725,
    "c": 0.20434,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238BD

secondary

#9DC987

accent

#DE4A7A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238BD

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

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