#9A37CD#9A37CD

#9A37CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.223 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A37CD
RGB	rgb(154, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 63.67, -59.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 86.98, 317.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1472 -0.1677)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.223 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7100, 14.0108, 59.0958)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A37CD #6ACD37

analogous

#4F37CD #9A37CD #CD37B5

triadic

#9A37CD #CD9A37 #37CD9A

tetradic

#9A37CD #CD4F37 #6ACD37 #37B5CD

square

#9A37CD #CD4F37 #6ACD37 #37B5CD

split-complementary

#9A37CD #B5CD37 #37CD4F

monochromatic

#521C6E #76289F #9A37CD #B368D9 #CB99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#9A37CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#9A37CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A37CD

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A37CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A37CD	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a37cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.223 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77dd',
    500: '#9a37cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a37cd;
$custom-light: #bc77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a37cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.6,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54776,
    "c": 0.22315,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A37CD

secondary

#A5D18F

accent

#E3457B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A37CD

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

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