#9C36CA#9C36CA

#9C36CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.222 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36CA
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 63.83, -57.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 85.98, 317.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.1511 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.222 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.6882, 13.9713, 57.2092)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36CA #64CA36

analogous

#5236CA #9C36CA #CA36AE

triadic

#9C36CA #CA9C36 #36CA9C

tetradic

#9C36CA #CA5236 #64CA36 #36AECA

square

#9C36CA #CA5236 #64CA36 #36AECA

split-complementary

#9C36CA #AECA36 #36CA52

monochromatic

#521C6A #77299A #9C36CA #B466D7 #CC97E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#9C36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9C36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36CA

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36CA	1.00	5.53	3.79	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266BC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.222 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77db',
    500: '#9c36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36ca;
$custom-light: #be77db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.351,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5473,
    "c": 0.22212,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36CA

secondary

#A1CF8D

accent

#E14677

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36CA

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

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