#9C36CD#9C36CD

#9C36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.225 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36CD
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 64.44, -59.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 87.37, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1507 -0.1669)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.225 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0469, 14.1148, 59.0981)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36CD #67CD36

analogous

#5036CD #9C36CD #CD36B2

triadic

#9C36CD #CD9C36 #36CD9C

tetradic

#9C36CD #CD5036 #67CD36 #36B2CD

square

#9C36CD #CD5036 #67CD36 #36B2CD

split-complementary

#9C36CD #B2CD36 #36CD50

monochromatic

#531B6D #78279E #9C36CD #B467D9 #CC98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#9C36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9C36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36CD

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36CD	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.225 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77dd',
    500: '#9c36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36cd;
$custom-light: #be77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.53,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5494,
    "c": 0.22486,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36CD

secondary

#A4D18E

accent

#E34478

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36CD

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

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