#9C36BE#9C36BE

#9C36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.211 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36BE
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.40, 61.42, -51.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.40, 80.42, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.91% 0.1526 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(53.91% 0.211 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3223, 13.4249, 50.0153)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36BE #58BE36

analogous

#5836BE #9C36BE #BE369C

triadic

#9C36BE #BE9C36 #36BE9C

tetradic

#9C36BE #BE5836 #58BE36 #369CBE

square

#9C36BE #BE5836 #58BE36 #369CBE

split-complementary

#9C36BE #9CBE36 #36BE58

monochromatic

#4E1B5F #75288E #9C36BE #B560D2 #CB8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#9C36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#9C36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36BE

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36BE	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3669BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.211 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76d2',
    500: '#9c36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36be;
$custom-light: #bd76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53912,
    "c": 0.21121,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36BE

secondary

#97CA86

accent

#DF496E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36BE

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

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