#9836CD#9836CD

#9836CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.224 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9836CD
RGB	rgb(152, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 63.68, -59.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 87.46, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.1456 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.224 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2854, 13.7221, 59.0624)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9836CD #6BCD36

analogous

#4C36CD #9836CD #CD36B7

triadic

#9836CD #CD9836 #36CD98

tetradic

#9836CD #CD4C36 #6BCD36 #36B7CD

square

#9836CD #CD4C36 #6BCD36 #36B7CD

split-complementary

#9836CD #B7CD36 #36CD4C

monochromatic

#511B6D #75279E #9836CD #B167D9 #CA98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#9836CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9836CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9836CD

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9836CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9836CD	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1669CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9836cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.224 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb77dd',
    500: '#9836cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9836cd;
$custom-light: #bb77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9836cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.94,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54423,
    "c": 0.22364,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9836CD

secondary

#A5D18E

accent

#E3447C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9836CD

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

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