#9B36CA#9B36CA

#9B36CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.222 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36CA
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 63.63, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 85.99, 317.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1499 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.222 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4955, 13.8719, 57.2002)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36CA #65CA36

analogous

#5136CA #9B36CA #CA36AF

triadic

#9B36CA #CA9B36 #36CA9B

tetradic

#9B36CA #CA5136 #65CA36 #36AFCA

square

#9B36CA #CA5136 #65CA36 #36AFCA

split-complementary

#9B36CA #AFCA36 #36CA51

monochromatic

#511C6A #76299A #9B36CA #B366D7 #CB97E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#9B36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9B36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36CA

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36CA	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246AC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.222 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77db',
    500: '#9b36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36ca;
$custom-light: #bd77db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.946,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54599,
    "c": 0.2218,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36CA

secondary

#A2CF8D

accent

#E14678

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36CA

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

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