#9B36CC#9B36CC

#9B36CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.224 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36CC
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 64.04, -58.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 86.93, 317.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.1496 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.224 312)
XYZ	xyz(25.7338, 13.9672, 58.4554)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36CC #67CC36

analogous

#5036CC #9B36CC #CC36B2

triadic

#9B36CC #CC9B36 #36CC9B

tetradic

#9B36CC #CC5036 #67CC36 #36B2CC

square

#9B36CC #CC5036 #67CC36 #36B2CC

split-complementary

#9B36CC #B2CC36 #36CC50

monochromatic

#521B6C #77289D #9B36CC #B367D8 #CC98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9B36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9B36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36CC

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36CC	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.224 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77dc',
    500: '#9b36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36cc;
$custom-light: #bd77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.4,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5474,
    "c": 0.22363,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.13967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36CC

secondary

#A3D08E

accent

#E34579

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36CC

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

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