#9C36AA#9C36AA

#9C36AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.193 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36AA
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 170)
HSL	hsl(293, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(293, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 68.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 57.58, -42.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 71.32, 323.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1537 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.193 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2844, 12.6098, 39.2826)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36AA #44AA36

analogous

#6236AA #9C36AA #AA367E

triadic

#9C36AA #AA9C36 #36AA9C

tetradic

#9C36AA #AA6236 #44AA36 #367EAA

square

#9C36AA #AA6236 #44AA36 #367EAA

split-complementary

#9C36AA #7EAA36 #36AA62

monochromatic

#47184D #71277C #9C36AA #BB54C9 #CD83D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#9C36AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#9C36AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36AA

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36AA	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4767A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.193 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76c4',
    500: '#9c36aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36aa;
$custom-light: #bd76c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.759,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52641,
    "c": 0.19336,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36AA

secondary

#83C17B

accent

#DB4D5E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36AA

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

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