#9C35BE#9C35BE

#9C35BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.212 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C35BE
RGB	rgb(156, 53, 190)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 61.80, -52.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 80.85, 319.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1536 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.212 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2762, 13.3328, 49.9999)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C35BE #57BE35

analogous

#5735BE #9C35BE #BE359C

triadic

#9C35BE #BE9C35 #35BE9C

tetradic

#9C35BE #BE5735 #57BE35 #359CBE

square

#9C35BE #BE5735 #57BE35 #359CBE

split-complementary

#9C35BE #9CBE35 #35BE57

monochromatic

#4D1A5E #75288E #9C35BE #B55ED2 #CB8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9C35BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9C35BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C35BE

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C35BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C35BE	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)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3569BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c35be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 53, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.212 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76d2',
    500: '#9c35be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c35be;
$custom-light: #bd76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c35be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.109,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53815,
    "c": 0.21236,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C35BE

secondary

#96CA85

accent

#E0486E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C35BE

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

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