#9837CB#9837CB

#9837CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.221 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9837CB
RGB	rgb(152, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 62.87, -58.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 86.08, 316.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.38% 0.1449 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(54.38% 0.221 311)
XYZ	xyz(25.0925, 13.7202, 57.8148)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9837CB #6ACB37

analogous

#4E37CB #9837CB #CB37B4

triadic

#9837CB #CB9837 #37CB98

tetradic

#9837CB #CB4E37 #6ACB37 #37B4CB

square

#9837CB #CB4E37 #6ACB37 #37B4CB

split-complementary

#9837CB #B4CB37 #37CB4E

monochromatic

#501C6C #74299C #9837CB #B168D8 #CA98E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#9837CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9837CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9837CB

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9837CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9837CB	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D69C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9837cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.221 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77dc',
    500: '#9837cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9837cb;
$custom-light: #bb77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9837cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.324,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54377,
    "c": 0.22067,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.1372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9837CB

secondary

#A5D08E

accent

#E2467C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9837CB

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

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