#9238BF#9238BF

#9238BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.206 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238BF
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 58.75, -54.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 80.01, 317.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1378 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.206 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6705, 12.7015, 50.5375)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238BF #65BF38

analogous

#4E38BF #9238BF #BF38A8

triadic

#9238BF #BF9238 #38BF92

tetradic

#9238BF #BF4E38 #65BF38 #38A8BF

square

#9238BF #BF4E38 #65BF38 #38A8BF

split-complementary

#9238BF #A8BF38 #38BF4E

monochromatic

#4A1C60 #6E2A90 #9238BF #AC63D1 #C692DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#9238BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#9238BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238BF

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238BF	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2866BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.206 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d3',
    500: '#9238bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238bf;
$custom-light: #b676d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52863,
    "c": 0.20626,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238BF

secondary

#9ECA89

accent

#DE4A7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238BF

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

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