#9B36DB#9B36DB

#9B36DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.237 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B36DB
RGB	rgb(155, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(277, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 67.17, -65.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 93.94, 315.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.1469 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.237 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.6203, 14.7218, 68.3907)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B36DB #76DB36

analogous

#4836DB #9B36DB #DB36C9

triadic

#9B36DB #DB9B36 #36DB9B

tetradic

#9B36DB #DB4836 #76DB36 #36C9DB

square

#9B36DB #DB4836 #76DB36 #36C9DB

split-complementary

#9B36DB #C9DB36 #36DB48

monochromatic

#571780 #7A20B4 #9B36DB #B56AE4 #CF9EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9B36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#9B36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B36DB

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B36DB	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.237 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77e7',
    500: '#9b36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b36db;
$custom-light: #be77e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.727,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55826,
    "c": 0.23743,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B36DB

secondary

#AEDA93

accent

#EC3B80

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B36DB

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

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