#9238C5#9238C5

#9238C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.212 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238C5
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.72, 60.02, -57.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.72, 82.88, 316.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1371 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.212 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3443, 12.9711, 54.0864)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238C5 #6BC538

analogous

#4C38C5 #9238C5 #C538B2

triadic

#9238C5 #C59238 #38C592

tetradic

#9238C5 #C54C38 #6BC538 #38B2C5

square

#9238C5 #C54C38 #6BC538 #38B2C5

split-complementary

#9238C5 #B2C538 #38C54C

monochromatic

#4B1D66 #6F2A95 #9238C5 #AC67D4 #C696E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#9238C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9238C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238C5

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238C5	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D66C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.212 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b777d7',
    500: '#9238c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238c5;
$custom-light: #b777d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.298,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53285,
    "c": 0.21203,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238C5

secondary

#A3CD8C

accent

#DF497F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238C5

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

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