#9238BE#9238BE

#9238BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.205 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238BE
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 58.53, -53.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 79.53, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.1379 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.205 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5608, 12.6577, 49.9599)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9238BE #64BE38

analogous

#4F38BE #9238BE #BE38A7

triadic

#9238BE #BE9238 #38BE92

tetradic

#9238BE #BE4F38 #64BE38 #38A7BE

square

#9238BE #BE4F38 #64BE38 #38A7BE

split-complementary

#9238BE #A7BE38 #38BE4F

monochromatic

#491C5F #6E2A8F #9238BE #AD62D1 #C592DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#9238BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#9238BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238BE

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238BE	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2966BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.205 312.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.299,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52794,
    "c": 0.2053,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238BE

secondary

#9ECA88

accent

#DE4A7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238BE

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

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