#9837CC#9837CC

#9837CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.222 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9837CC
RGB	rgb(152, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 63.08, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 86.55, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1448 -0.1678)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.222 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.2121, 13.7680, 58.4444)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9837CC #6BCC37

analogous

#4D37CC #9837CC #CC37B6

triadic

#9837CC #CC9837 #37CC98

tetradic

#9837CC #CC4D37 #6BCC37 #37B6CC

square

#9837CC #CC4D37 #6BCC37 #37B6CC

split-complementary

#9837CC #B6CC37 #37CC4D

monochromatic

#511C6D #75289E #9837CC #B168D8 #CA99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#9837CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9837CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9837CC

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9837CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9837CC	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A69C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9837cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.222 310.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9837cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.06,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54448,
    "c": 0.22161,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9837CC

secondary

#A5D08E

accent

#E3457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9837CC

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

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