#9A36DB#9A36DB

#9A36DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.237 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A36DB
RGB	rgb(154, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(276, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 66.99, -65.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 93.98, 315.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.1456 -0.1872)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.237 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.4291, 14.6232, 68.3817)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A36DB #77DB36

analogous

#4736DB #9A36DB #DB36C9

triadic

#9A36DB #DB9A36 #36DB9A

tetradic

#9A36DB #DB4736 #77DB36 #36C9DB

square

#9A36DB #DB4736 #77DB36 #36C9DB

split-complementary

#9A36DB #C9DB36 #36DB47

monochromatic

#561780 #7A20B4 #9A36DB #B46AE4 #CE9EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#9A36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9A36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A36DB

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A36DB	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.237 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77e7',
    500: '#9a36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a36db;
$custom-light: #bd77e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.364,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55701,
    "c": 0.23718,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A36DB

secondary

#AFDA93

accent

#EC3B81

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130916

muted

#827B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A36DB

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

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