#9B36BC#9B36BC

#9B36BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.209 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36BC
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, 60.81, -51.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 79.49, 319.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.1515 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.209 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9125, 13.2387, 48.8629)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36BC #57BC36

analogous

#5836BC #9B36BC #BC369A

triadic

#9B36BC #BC9B36 #36BC9B

tetradic

#9B36BC #BC5836 #57BC36 #369ABC

square

#9B36BC #BC5836 #57BC36 #369ABC

split-complementary

#9B36BC #9ABC36 #36BC58

monochromatic

#4D1B5D #74288C #9B36BC #B55ED1 #CB8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#9B36BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9B36BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36BC

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36BC	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3669B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.209 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc76d1',
    500: '#9b36bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36bc;
$custom-light: #bc76d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.224,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53644,
    "c": 0.20903,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36BC

secondary

#96C985

accent

#DF496E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36BC

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

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