#9A36CA#9A36CA

#9A36CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.221 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A36CA
RGB	rgb(154, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, 63.44, -58.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 86.01, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1486 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.221 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3043, 13.7733, 57.1912)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A36CA #66CA36

analogous

#5036CA #9A36CA #CA36B0

triadic

#9A36CA #CA9A36 #36CA9A

tetradic

#9A36CA #CA5036 #66CA36 #36B0CA

square

#9A36CA #CA5036 #66CA36 #36B0CA

split-complementary

#9A36CA #B0CA36 #36CA50

monochromatic

#501C6A #75299A #9A36CA #B266D7 #CB97E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#9A36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9A36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A36CA

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A36CA	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226AC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.221 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77db',
    500: '#9a36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a36ca;
$custom-light: #bc77db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.541,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54469,
    "c": 0.22147,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A36CA

secondary

#A2CF8D

accent

#E14679

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A36CA

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

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