#9C36BB#9C36BB

#9C36BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.208 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36BB
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, 60.83, -50.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 79.03, 320.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1528 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.208 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9978, 13.2951, 48.3062)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36BB #55BB36

analogous

#5936BB #9C36BB #BB3698

triadic

#9C36BB #BB9C36 #36BB9C

tetradic

#9C36BB #BB5936 #55BB36 #3698BB

square

#9C36BB #BB5936 #55BB36 #3698BB

split-complementary

#9C36BB #98BB36 #36BB59

monochromatic

#4D1B5C #74288C #9C36BB #B65ED0 #CB8DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#9C36BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#9C36BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36BB

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36BB	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3969B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.208 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76d0',
    500: '#9c36bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36bb;
$custom-light: #bd76d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.015,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53714,
    "c": 0.20849,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36BB

secondary

#94C984

accent

#DF496C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36BB

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

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