#9238CB#9238CB

#9238CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.218 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238CB
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 61.32, -59.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 85.76, 315.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1361 -0.17)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.218 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0455, 13.2515, 57.7794)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238CB #71CB38

analogous

#4838CB #9238CB #CB38BA

triadic

#9238CB #CB9238 #38CB92

tetradic

#9238CB #CB4838 #71CB38 #38BACB

square

#9238CB #CB4838 #71CB38 #38BACB

split-complementary

#9238CB #BACB38 #38CB48

monochromatic

#4D1C6C #70299D #9238CB #AD69D8 #C799E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#9238CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9238CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238CB

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238CB	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B67C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.218 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b777dc',
    500: '#9238cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238cb;
$custom-light: #b777dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.735,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53716,
    "c": 0.21781,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238CB

secondary

#A8D08F

accent

#E24682

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238CB

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

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