#9836CB#9836CB

#9836CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.222 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9836CB
RGB	rgb(152, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 63.26, -59.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 86.52, 316.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.1459 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.222 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0455, 13.6262, 57.7991)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9836CB #69CB36

analogous

#4D36CB #9836CB #CB36B3

triadic

#9836CB #CB9836 #36CB98

tetradic

#9836CB #CB4D36 #69CB36 #36B3CB

square

#9836CB #CB4D36 #69CB36 #36B3CB

split-complementary

#9836CB #B3CB36 #36CB4D

monochromatic

#501C6B #74289C #9836CB #B167D8 #CA97E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9836CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9836CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9836CB

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9836CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9836CB	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B69C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9836cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.222 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb76dc',
    500: '#9836cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9836cb;
$custom-light: #bb76dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9836cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.463,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5428,
    "c": 0.22178,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9836CB

secondary

#A4D08D

accent

#E2467B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9836CB

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

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