#9837A5#9837A5
#9837A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9837A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 55, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 67%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.41, 55.30, -40.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.41, 68.45, 323.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.88% 0.1479 -0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.88% 0.186 322.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1059, 12.1256, 36.8188) |
| Luminance | 0.1212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.74
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.26
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.25
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.28
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.32
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9837A5 #44A537
analogous
#6137A5 #9837A5 #A5377B
triadic
#9837A5 #A59837 #37A598
tetradic
#9837A5 #A56137 #44A537 #377BA5
square
#9837A5 #A56137 #44A537 #377BA5
split-complementary
#9837A5 #7BA537 #37A561
monochromatic
#431849 #6E2877 #9837A5 #B853C6 #CB81D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.13
#9837A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#9837A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9837A5
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9837A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9837A5 | 1.00 | 6.13 | 3.42 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B5AA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4765A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A4969
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9837a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 55, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 322.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b975c0',
500: '#9837a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9837a5; $custom-light: #b975c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9837a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 55,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.909,
"s": 50,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51882,
"c": 0.18574,
"h": 322.8
},
"luminance": 0.12124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9837A5
secondary
#81BF79
accent
#DA4E5F
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#120912
muted
#817B81