#9238C8#9238C8

#9238C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.215 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238C8
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, 60.67, -58.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 84.32, 316.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.1366 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.215 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6915, 13.1099, 55.9148)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238C8 #6EC838

analogous

#4A38C8 #9238C8 #C838B6

triadic

#9238C8 #C89238 #38C892

tetradic

#9238C8 #C84A38 #6EC838 #38B6C8

square

#9238C8 #C84A38 #6EC838 #38B6C8

split-complementary

#9238C8 #B6C838 #38C84A

monochromatic

#4C1D69 #6F2A99 #9238C8 #AC68D5 #C798E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#9238C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#9238C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238C8

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238C8	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1667C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A597D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.215 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b777da',
    500: '#9238c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238c8;
$custom-light: #b777da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53499,
    "c": 0.21492,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238C8

secondary

#A6CE8E

accent

#E04881

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238C8

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

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