#9B36CD#9B36CD

#9B36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.225 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36CD
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 64.25, -59.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 87.39, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% 0.1494 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.225 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.8541, 14.0154, 59.0891)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36CD #68CD36

analogous

#4F36CD #9B36CD #CD36B4

triadic

#9B36CD #CD9B36 #36CD9B

tetradic

#9B36CD #CD4F36 #68CD36 #36B4CD

square

#9B36CD #CD4F36 #68CD36 #36B4CD

split-complementary

#9B36CD #B4CD36 #36CD4F

monochromatic

#521B6D #77279E #9B36CD #B367D9 #CC98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#9B36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#9B36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36CD

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36CD	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.225 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77dd',
    500: '#9b36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36cd;
$custom-light: #bd77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.132,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5481,
    "c": 0.22455,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36CD

secondary

#A4D18E

accent

#E34479

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36CD

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

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