#9836C5#9836C5

#9836C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.216 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9836C5
RGB	rgb(152, 54, 197)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 72.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 62.02, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 83.70, 317.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.1467 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.216 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3443, 13.3457, 54.1061)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9836C5 #63C536

analogous

#5136C5 #9836C5 #C536AB

triadic

#9836C5 #C59836 #36C598

tetradic

#9836C5 #C55136 #63C536 #36ABC5

square

#9836C5 #C55136 #63C536 #36ABC5

split-complementary

#9836C5 #ABC536 #36C551

monochromatic

#4E1C65 #732995 #9836C5 #B164D4 #C994E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#9836C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9836C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9836C5

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9836C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9836C5	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2668C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93567B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9836c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 54, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.216 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb76d7',
    500: '#9836c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9836c5;
$custom-light: #bb76d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9836c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.119,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53857,
    "c": 0.21622,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9836C5

secondary

#9FCD8A

accent

#E04878

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9836C5

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

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