#9B36D7#9B36D7

#9B36D7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.234 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36D7
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 215)
HSL	hsl(278, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 74.9%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 66.33, -63.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 92.07, 316.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1477 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.234 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.1000, 14.5137, 65.6506)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36D7 #72D736

analogous

#4B36D7 #9B36D7 #D736C2

triadic

#9B36D7 #D79B36 #36D79B

tetradic

#9B36D7 #D74B36 #72D736 #36C2D7

square

#9B36D7 #D74B36 #72D736 #36C2D7

split-complementary

#9B36D7 #C2D736 #36D74B

monochromatic

#56187A #7A22AD #9B36D7 #B469E1 #CE9CEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9B36D7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9B36D7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36D7

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36D7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36D7	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36d7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.234 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77e4',
    500: '#9b36d7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36d7;
$custom-light: #be77e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36d7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.64,
    "s": 66.805,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55531,
    "c": 0.23374,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36D7

secondary

#ACD792

accent

#EA3E7E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130916

muted

#827B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36D7

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

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