#9B36BA#9B36BA

#9B36BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.207 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36BA
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 186)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 71%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 60.42, -50.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 78.57, 320.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1517 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.207 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.6984, 13.1531, 47.7353)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36BA #55BA36

analogous

#5936BA #9B36BA #BA3697

triadic

#9B36BA #BA9B36 #36BA9B

tetradic

#9B36BA #BA5936 #55BA36 #3697BA

square

#9B36BA #BA5936 #55BA36 #3697BA

split-complementary

#9B36BA #97BA36 #36BA59

monochromatic

#4C1A5B #73288B #9B36BA #B55DD0 #CB8DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#9B36BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#9B36BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36BA

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36BA	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3869B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5075

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.207 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc76cf',
    500: '#9b36ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36ba;
$custom-light: #bc76cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.909,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53513,
    "c": 0.2072,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36BA

secondary

#94C884

accent

#DE496C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36BA

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

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