#9B36BE#9B36BE

#9B36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.211 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36BE
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 61.21, -52.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 80.42, 319.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1513 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.211 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1295, 13.3255, 50.0063)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36BE #59BE36

analogous

#5736BE #9B36BE #BE369D

triadic

#9B36BE #BE9B36 #36BE9B

tetradic

#9B36BE #BE5736 #59BE36 #369DBE

square

#9B36BE #BE5736 #59BE36 #369DBE

split-complementary

#9B36BE #9DBE36 #36BE57

monochromatic

#4D1B5F #74288E #9B36BE #B460D2 #CB8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9B36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9B36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36BE

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36BE	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3469BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.211 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc76d2',
    500: '#9b36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36be;
$custom-light: #bc76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.559,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53778,
    "c": 0.21083,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36BE

secondary

#97CA86

accent

#DF496F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36BE

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

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