#9B37CE#9B37CE

#9B37CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.224 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B37CE
RGB	rgb(155, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 64.07, -59.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 87.43, 317.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1483 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.224 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.0222, 14.1578, 59.7425)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B37CE #6ACE37

analogous

#4F37CE #9B37CE #CE37B5

triadic

#9B37CE #CE9B37 #37CE9B

tetradic

#9B37CE #CE4F37 #6ACE37 #37B5CE

square

#9B37CE #CE4F37 #6ACE37 #37B5CE

split-complementary

#9B37CE #B5CE37 #37CE4F

monochromatic

#531B6F #7827A0 #9B37CE #B468DA #CC99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9B37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9B37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B37CE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B37CE	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.224 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd77de',
    500: '#9b37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b37ce;
$custom-light: #bd77de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.735,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54976,
    "c": 0.22437,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B37CE

secondary

#A6D28F

accent

#E4447A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B37CE

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

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