#9737C8#9737C8
#9737C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.218 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9737C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 55, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.48, 62.05, -57.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.48, 84.68, 317.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.04% 0.1441 -0.163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.04% 0.218 311.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5521, 13.4824, 55.9414) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 0.82
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.90
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.50
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.86
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.06
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9737C8 #68C837
analogous
#4E37C8 #9737C8 #C837B1
triadic
#9737C8 #C89737 #37C897
tetradic
#9737C8 #C84E37 #68C837 #37B1C8
square
#9737C8 #C84E37 #68C837 #37B1C8
split-complementary
#9737C8 #B1C837 #37C84E
monochromatic
#4F1D68 #732A98 #9737C8 #B067D5 #C997E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#9737C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#9737C8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9737C8
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9737C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9737C8 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2168C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91587D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9737c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 55, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.218 311.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba77d9',
500: '#9737c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9737c8; $custom-light: #ba77d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9737c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 55,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.724,
"s": 56.863,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54036,
"c": 0.21757,
"h": 311.5
},
"luminance": 0.13482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9737C8
secondary
#A3CE8D
accent
#E0487B
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F7EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120915
muted
#817B83