#9C36BC#9C36BC

#9C36BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.209 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36BC
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 61.02, -50.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 79.49, 320.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1528 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.209 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1052, 13.3381, 48.8720)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36BC #56BC36

analogous

#5936BC #9C36BC #BC3699

triadic

#9C36BC #BC9C36 #36BC9C

tetradic

#9C36BC #BC5936 #56BC36 #3699BC

square

#9C36BC #BC5936 #56BC36 #3699BC

split-complementary

#9C36BC #99BC36 #36BC59

monochromatic

#4D1B5D #75288C #9C36BC #B65ED1 #CB8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9C36BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9C36BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36BC

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36BC	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3869B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.209 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76d1',
    500: '#9c36bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36bc;
$custom-light: #bd76d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.672,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5378,
    "c": 0.2094,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36BC

secondary

#95C985

accent

#DF496D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36BC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →