#9837CD#9837CD

#9837CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.223 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9837CD
RGB	rgb(152, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 63.29, -59.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 87.03, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.1446 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.223 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.3324, 13.8161, 59.0781)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9837CD #6CCD37

analogous

#4D37CD #9837CD #CD37B7

triadic

#9837CD #CD9837 #37CD98

tetradic

#9837CD #CD4D37 #6CCD37 #37B7CD

square

#9837CD #CD4D37 #6CCD37 #37B7CD

split-complementary

#9837CD #B7CD37 #37CD4D

monochromatic

#511C6E #75289F #9837CD #B168D9 #CA99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#9837CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#9837CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9837CD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9837CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9837CD	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1869CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9837cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.223 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77dd',
    500: '#9837cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9837cd;
$custom-light: #bb77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9837cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.8,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5452,
    "c": 0.22254,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9837CD

secondary

#A6D18F

accent

#E3457D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9837CD

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

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