#9936CD#9936CD

#9936CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.224 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9936CD
RGB	rgb(153, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 63.87, -59.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 87.44, 316.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1468 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.224 311)
XYZ	xyz(25.4734, 13.8190, 59.0712)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9936CD #6ACD36

analogous

#4D36CD #9936CD #CD36B5

triadic

#9936CD #CD9936 #36CD99

tetradic

#9936CD #CD4D36 #6ACD36 #36B5CD

square

#9936CD #CD4D36 #6ACD36 #36B5CD

split-complementary

#9936CD #B5CD36 #36CD4D

monochromatic

#511B6D #75279E #9936CD #B267D9 #CB98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#9936CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#9936CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9936CD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9936CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9936CD	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9936cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.224 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77dd',
    500: '#9936cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9936cd;
$custom-light: #bc77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9936cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.338,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54552,
    "c": 0.22394,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.13818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9936CD

secondary

#A5D18E

accent

#E3447B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9936CD

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

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