#9C36AE#9C36AE

#9C36AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.197 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36AE
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(291, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(291, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 58.33, -44.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 73.12, 322.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1536 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.197 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6686, 12.7634, 41.3058)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36AE #48AE36

analogous

#6036AE #9C36AE #AE3684

triadic

#9C36AE #AE9C36 #36AE9C

tetradic

#9C36AE #AE6036 #48AE36 #3684AE

square

#9C36AE #AE6036 #48AE36 #3684AE

split-complementary

#9C36AE #84AE36 #36AE60

monochromatic

#481951 #72287F #9C36AE #B956CB #CD85D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#9C36AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#9C36AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36AE

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36AE	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#095DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D4B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.197 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76c7',
    500: '#9c36ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36ae;
$custom-light: #bd76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52885,
    "c": 0.19688,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36AE

secondary

#87C37D

accent

#DC4C61

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36AE

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

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