#9A36AE#9A36AE

#9A36AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.196 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A36AE
RGB	rgb(154, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(290, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(290, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 57.88, -44.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 73.06, 322.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.1512 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.196 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2847, 12.5655, 41.2878)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A36AE #4AAE36

analogous

#5E36AE #9A36AE #AE3686

triadic

#9A36AE #AE9A36 #36AE9A

tetradic

#9A36AE #AE5E36 #4AAE36 #3686AE

square

#9A36AE #AE5E36 #4AAE36 #3686AE

split-complementary

#9A36AE #86AE36 #36AE5E

monochromatic

#471951 #71287F #9A36AE #B756CB #CB85D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#9A36AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#9A36AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A36AE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A36AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A36AE	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#045CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4267AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4C6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a36ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.196 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb76c7',
    500: '#9a36ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a36ae;
$custom-light: #bb76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a36ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52607,
    "c": 0.19599,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A36AE

secondary

#89C37D

accent

#DC4C64

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A36AE

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

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