#9B36C2#9B36C2

#9B36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.214 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36C2
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(283, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 62.01, -54.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 82.27, 318.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% 0.1509 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.214 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5727, 13.5028, 52.3404)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36C2 #5DC236

analogous

#5536C2 #9B36C2 #C236A3

triadic

#9B36C2 #C29B36 #36C29B

tetradic

#9B36C2 #C25536 #5DC236 #36A3C2

square

#9B36C2 #C25536 #5DC236 #36A3C2

split-complementary

#9B36C2 #A3C236 #36C255

monochromatic

#4E1B62 #752992 #9B36C2 #B462D3 #CB92E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#9B36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9B36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36C2

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36C2	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3069BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.214 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76d5',
    500: '#9b36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36c2;
$custom-light: #bd76d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.286,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54047,
    "c": 0.21448,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36C2

secondary

#9BCC88

accent

#E04872

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36C2

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

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