#9C36DB#9C36DB

#9C36DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.238 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C36DB
RGB	rgb(156, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(277, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 67.35, -65.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 93.91, 315.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1482 -0.1858)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.238 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.8130, 14.8212, 68.3997)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C36DB #75DB36

analogous

#4936DB #9C36DB #DB36C7

triadic

#9C36DB #DB9C36 #36DB9C

tetradic

#9C36DB #DB4936 #75DB36 #36C7DB

square

#9C36DB #DB4936 #75DB36 #36C7DB

split-complementary

#9C36DB #C7DB36 #36DB49

monochromatic

#581780 #7B20B4 #9C36DB #B66AE4 #CF9EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9C36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9C36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C36DB

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C36DB	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.238 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e7',
    500: '#9c36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c36db;
$custom-light: #bf78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.091,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55952,
    "c": 0.23769,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C36DB

secondary

#AEDA93

accent

#EC3B7F

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C36DB

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

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