#9C35BD#9C35BD

#9C35BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.211 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C35BD
RGB	rgb(156, 53, 189)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 72%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, 61.61, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 80.39, 320.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1537 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.211 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1673, 13.2892, 49.4263)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C35BD #56BD35

analogous

#5835BD #9C35BD #BD359A

triadic

#9C35BD #BD9C35 #35BD9C

tetradic

#9C35BD #BD5835 #56BD35 #359ABD

square

#9C35BD #BD5835 #56BD35 #359ABD

split-complementary

#9C35BD #9ABD35 #35BD58

monochromatic

#4D1A5D #75288D #9C35BD #B65DD2 #CB8DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#9C35BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#9C35BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C35BD

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C35BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C35BD	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3669BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c35bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 53, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.211 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76d2',
    500: '#9c35bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c35bd;
$custom-light: #bd76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c35bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.441,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53749,
    "c": 0.21147,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C35BD

secondary

#95CA84

accent

#DF486D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF9

border

#D1C8D2

text

#130914

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C35BD

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

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