#9C36A2#9C36A2

#9C36A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.186 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36A2
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 162)
HSL	hsl(297, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 56.12, -38.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 67.80, 325.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1537 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.186 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5506, 12.3162, 35.4176)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36A2 #3CA236

analogous

#6636A2 #9C36A2 #A23672

triadic

#9C36A2 #A29C36 #36A29C

tetradic

#9C36A2 #A26636 #3CA236 #3672A2

square

#9C36A2 #A26636 #3CA236 #3672A2

split-complementary

#9C36A2 #72A236 #36A266

monochromatic

#441746 #702774 #9C36A2 #BE50C5 #CF7ED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#9C36A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#9C36A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36A2

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36A2	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C679F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A04667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.186 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc75be',
    500: '#9c36a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36a2;
$custom-light: #bc75be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.667,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52166,
    "c": 0.18641,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36A2

secondary

#7ABD77

accent

#DA4E56

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36A2

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

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