#9B37BC#9B37BC

#9B37BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.208 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B37BC
RGB	rgb(155, 55, 188)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 70.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 60.42, -50.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 79.04, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.74% 0.1505 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(53.74% 0.208 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9595, 13.3327, 48.8786)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B37BC #58BC37

analogous

#5937BC #9B37BC #BC379A

triadic

#9B37BC #BC9B37 #37BC9B

tetradic

#9B37BC #BC5937 #58BC37 #379ABC

square

#9B37BC #BC5937 #58BC37 #379ABC

split-complementary

#9B37BC #9ABC37 #37BC59

monochromatic

#4D1B5D #74298D #9B37BC #B460D0 #CB8FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9B37BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9B37BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B37BC

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B37BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B37BC	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3769B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b37bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 55, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.208 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d1',
    500: '#9b37bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b37bc;
$custom-light: #bc77d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b37bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.113,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53744,
    "c": 0.20784,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B37BC

secondary

#96C986

accent

#DE4A6F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B37BC

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

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