#9837CE#9837CE

#9837CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.223 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9837CE
RGB	rgb(152, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.04, 63.50, -60.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.04, 87.50, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.1445 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.223 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.4535, 13.8646, 59.7158)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9837CE #6DCE37

analogous

#4C37CE #9837CE #CE37B8

triadic

#9837CE #CE9837 #37CE98

tetradic

#9837CE #CE4C37 #6DCE37 #37B8CE

square

#9837CE #CE4C37 #6DCE37 #37B8CE

split-complementary

#9837CE #B8CE37 #37CE4C

monochromatic

#511B6F #7527A0 #9837CE #B168DA #CB99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#9837CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9837CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9837CE

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9837CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9837CE	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#156ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9837ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.223 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77de',
    500: '#9837ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9837ce;
$custom-light: #bb77de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9837ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.543,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54591,
    "c": 0.22348,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9837CE

secondary

#A7D28F

accent

#E4447D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9837CE

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

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