#9B36D8#9B36D8

#9B36D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.235 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36D8
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 216)
HSL	hsl(277, 68%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 75%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 66.54, -64.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 92.54, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1475 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.235 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.2289, 14.5653, 66.3294)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36D8 #73D836

analogous

#4A36D8 #9B36D8 #D836C4

triadic

#9B36D8 #D89B36 #36D89B

tetradic

#9B36D8 #D84A36 #73D836 #36C4D8

square

#9B36D8 #D84A36 #73D836 #36C4D8

split-complementary

#9B36D8 #C4D836 #36D84A

monochromatic

#56187C #7A22AF #9B36D8 #B469E2 #CE9DEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#9B36D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#9B36D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36D8

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36D8	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.235 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77e5',
    500: '#9b36d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36d8;
$custom-light: #be77e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.407,
    "s": 67.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55605,
    "c": 0.23466,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36D8

secondary

#ACD892

accent

#EA3D7F

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130916

muted

#827B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36D8

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

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