#9C36CF#9C36CF

#9C36CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.227 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36CF
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 64.85, -59.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 88.31, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1504 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.227 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.2898, 14.2119, 60.3777)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36CF #69CF36

analogous

#4F36CF #9C36CF #CF36B5

triadic

#9C36CF #CF9C36 #36CF9C

tetradic

#9C36CF #CF4F36 #69CF36 #36B5CF

square

#9C36CF #CF4F36 #69CF36 #36B5CF

split-complementary

#9C36CF #B5CF36 #36CF4F

monochromatic

#531B70 #7827A1 #9C36CF #B467DB #CD99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#9C36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9C36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36CF

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36CF	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.227 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77df',
    500: '#9c36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36cf;
$custom-light: #be77df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55082,
    "c": 0.22668,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36CF

secondary

#A5D28F

accent

#E54379

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36CF

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

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