#9C36B2#9C36B2

#9C36B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.200 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36B2
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(289, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 59.09, -46.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 74.92, 322.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% 0.1535 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.2 320)
XYZ	xyz(23.0644, 12.9217, 43.3901)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36B2 #4CB236

analogous

#5E36B2 #9C36B2 #B2368A

triadic

#9C36B2 #B29C36 #36B29C

tetradic

#9C36B2 #B25E36 #4CB236 #368AB2

square

#9C36B2 #B25E36 #4CB236 #368AB2

split-complementary

#9C36B2 #8AB236 #36B25E

monochromatic

#4A1A54 #732883 #9C36B2 #B859CD #CC88DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9C36B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9C36B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36B2

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36B2	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4168AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D4D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.200 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76ca',
    500: '#9c36b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36b2;
$custom-light: #bd76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.355,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53135,
    "c": 0.20043,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.12921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36B2

secondary

#8BC57F

accent

#DD4B65

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36B2

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

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