#9836CA#9836CA

#9836CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.221 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9836CA
RGB	rgb(152, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 63.05, -58.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 86.05, 317.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.146 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.221 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9267, 13.5786, 57.1735)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9836CA #68CA36

analogous

#4E36CA #9836CA #CA36B2

triadic

#9836CA #CA9836 #36CA98

tetradic

#9836CA #CA4E36 #68CA36 #36B2CA

square

#9836CA #CA4E36 #68CA36 #36B2CA

split-complementary

#9836CA #B2CA36 #36CA4E

monochromatic

#4F1C6A #74299A #9836CA #B166D7 #CA97E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#9836CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9836CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9836CA

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9836CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9836CA	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D69C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92587D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9836ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.221 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb76db',
    500: '#9836ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9836ca;
$custom-light: #bb76db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9836ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.73,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54209,
    "c": 0.22085,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9836CA

secondary

#A3CF8D

accent

#E1467B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9836CA

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

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