#9B36C6#9B36C6

#9B36C6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.218 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36C6
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 198)
HSL	hsl(282, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 62.82, -55.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 84.13, 318.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1504 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.218 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0280, 13.6849, 54.7382)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36C6 #61C636

analogous

#5336C6 #9B36C6 #C636A9

triadic

#9B36C6 #C69B36 #36C69B

tetradic

#9B36C6 #C65336 #61C636 #36A9C6

square

#9B36C6 #C65336 #61C636 #36A9C6

split-complementary

#9B36C6 #A9C636 #36C653

monochromatic

#501C66 #752996 #9B36C6 #B364D5 #CB94E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9B36C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9B36C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36C6

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36C6	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6AC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97567B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.218 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77d8',
    500: '#9b36c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36c6;
$custom-light: #bd77d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.083,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54321,
    "c": 0.21813,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36C6

secondary

#9FCD8B

accent

#E04775

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36C6

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

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