#9C36BD#9C36BD

#9C36BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.210 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36BD
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.33, 61.22, -51.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.33, 79.95, 319.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.1527 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.21 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.2134, 13.3814, 49.4417)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36BD #57BD36

analogous

#5836BD #9C36BD #BD369B

triadic

#9C36BD #BD9C36 #36BD9C

tetradic

#9C36BD #BD5836 #57BD36 #369BBD

square

#9C36BD #BD5836 #57BD36 #369BBD

split-complementary

#9C36BD #9BBD36 #36BD58

monochromatic

#4D1B5E #75288D #9C36BD #B55FD1 #CB8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#9C36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#9C36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36BD

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36BD	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3769BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.210 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76d2',
    500: '#9c36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36bd;
$custom-light: #bd76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.333,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53846,
    "c": 0.2103,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36BD

secondary

#96C985

accent

#DF496E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36BD

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

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