#9837AB#9837AB

#9837AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.191 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9837AB
RGB	rgb(152, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(290, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(290, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 56.44, -43.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 71.17, 322.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.25% 0.1478 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(52.25% 0.191 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6649, 12.3491, 39.7626)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9837AB #4AAB37

analogous

#5E37AB #9837AB #AB3784

triadic

#9837AB #AB9837 #37AB98

tetradic

#9837AB #AB5E37 #4AAB37 #3784AB

square

#9837AB #AB5E37 #4AAB37 #3784AB

split-complementary

#9837AB #84AB37 #37AB5E

monochromatic

#46194E #6F287D #9837AB #B656C9 #CA85D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#9837AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#9837AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9837AB

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9837AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9837AB	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F5CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4366A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994B6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9837ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.191 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba76c4',
    500: '#9837ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9837ab;
$custom-light: #ba76c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9837ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.172,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52247,
    "c": 0.19113,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9837AB

secondary

#88C17C

accent

#DB4D64

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9837AB

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

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