#9238C4#9238C4

#9238C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.211 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238C4
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 59.81, -56.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 82.40, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.1372 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.211 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2301, 12.9254, 53.4850)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238C4 #6AC438

analogous

#4C38C4 #9238C4 #C438B0

triadic

#9238C4 #C49238 #38C492

tetradic

#9238C4 #C44C38 #6AC438 #38B0C4

square

#9238C4 #C44C38 #6AC438 #38B0C4

split-complementary

#9238C4 #B0C438 #38C44C

monochromatic

#4B1D65 #6F2A94 #9238C4 #AC66D3 #C696E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9238C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9238C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238C4

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238C4	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F66C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.211 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b677d7',
    500: '#9238c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238c4;
$custom-light: #b677d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53214,
    "c": 0.21107,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238C4

secondary

#A3CC8C

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238C4

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

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