#9836CC#9836CC

#9836CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.223 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9836CC
RGB	rgb(152, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 63.47, -59.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 86.99, 316.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% 0.1457 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.223 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.1651, 13.6740, 58.4287)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9836CC #6ACC36

analogous

#4D36CC #9836CC #CC36B5

triadic

#9836CC #CC9836 #36CC98

tetradic

#9836CC #CC4D36 #6ACC36 #36B5CC

square

#9836CC #CC4D36 #6ACC36 #36B5CC

split-complementary

#9836CC #B5CC36 #36CC4D

monochromatic

#501B6C #74289D #9836CC #B167D8 #CA98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9836CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9836CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9836CC

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9836CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9836CC	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1969C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9836cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.223 310.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9836cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.2,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54352,
    "c": 0.22271,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9836CC

secondary

#A5D08E

accent

#E3457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9836CC

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

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