#9C36CC#9C36CC

#9C36CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.224 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36CC
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 64.23, -58.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 86.91, 317.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1508 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.224 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.9266, 14.0666, 58.4644)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36CC #66CC36

analogous

#5136CC #9C36CC #CC36B1

triadic

#9C36CC #CC9C36 #36CC9C

tetradic

#9C36CC #CC5136 #66CC36 #36B1CC

square

#9C36CC #CC5136 #66CC36 #36B1CC

split-complementary

#9C36CC #B1CC36 #36CC51

monochromatic

#521B6C #77289D #9C36CC #B467D8 #CC98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#9C36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#9C36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36CC

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36CC	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.224 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77dc',
    500: '#9c36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36cc;
$custom-light: #be77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.8,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5487,
    "c": 0.22394,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36CC

secondary

#A3D08E

accent

#E34578

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36CC

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

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