#9B36CF#9B36CF

#9B36CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.226 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36CF
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 64.66, -60.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 88.33, 317.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% 0.1491 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.226 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.0971, 14.1125, 60.3686)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36CF #6ACF36

analogous

#4E36CF #9B36CF #CF36B6

triadic

#9B36CF #CF9B36 #36CF9B

tetradic

#9B36CF #CF4E36 #6ACF36 #36B6CF

square

#9B36CF #CF4E36 #6ACF36 #36B6CF

split-complementary

#9B36CF #B6CF36 #36CF4E

monochromatic

#531B70 #7827A1 #9B36CF #B467DB #CC99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#9B36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9B36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36CF

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36CF	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.226 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77df',
    500: '#9b36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36cf;
$custom-light: #bd77df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.608,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54952,
    "c": 0.22639,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36CF

secondary

#A6D28F

accent

#E5437A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36CF

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

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