#9B36BB#9B36BB

#9B36BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.208 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36BB
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 60.62, -50.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 79.03, 320.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1516 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.208 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8050, 13.1957, 48.2972)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36BB #56BB36

analogous

#5936BB #9B36BB #BB3699

triadic

#9B36BB #BB9B36 #36BB9B

tetradic

#9B36BB #BB5936 #56BB36 #3699BB

square

#9B36BB #BB5936 #56BB36 #3699BB

split-complementary

#9B36BB #99BB36 #36BB59

monochromatic

#4C1B5C #74288C #9B36BB #B55ED0 #CB8DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#9B36BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9B36BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36BB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36BB	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3769B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.208 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc76d0',
    500: '#9b36bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36bb;
$custom-light: #bc76d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.564,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53578,
    "c": 0.20812,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36BB

secondary

#95C984

accent

#DF496D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36BB

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

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