#9238C3#9238C3

#9238C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.210 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238C3
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 59.60, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 81.92, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% 0.1373 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.21 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1167, 12.8800, 52.8875)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238C3 #69C338

analogous

#4D38C3 #9238C3 #C338AF

triadic

#9238C3 #C39238 #38C392

tetradic

#9238C3 #C34D38 #69C338 #38AFC3

square

#9238C3 #C34D38 #69C338 #38AFC3

split-complementary

#9238C3 #AFC338 #38C34D

monochromatic

#4B1D64 #6E2A93 #9238C3 #AC65D3 #C695E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#9238C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9238C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238C3

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238C3	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2166C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.210 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676d6',
    500: '#9238c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238c3;
$custom-light: #b676d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.849,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53143,
    "c": 0.21011,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238C3

secondary

#A2CC8B

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238C3

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

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