#9C37CB#9C37CB

#9C37CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.222 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C37CB
RGB	rgb(156, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 63.65, -57.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 86.01, 317.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.15 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.222 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.8540, 14.1128, 57.8505)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C37CB #66CB37

analogous

#5237CB #9C37CB #CB37B0

triadic

#9C37CB #CB9C37 #37CB9C

tetradic

#9C37CB #CB5237 #66CB37 #37B0CB

square

#9C37CB #CB5237 #66CB37 #37B0CB

split-complementary

#9C37CB #B0CB37 #37CB52

monochromatic

#521C6C #77299C #9C37CB #B468D8 #CC98E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#9C37CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9C37CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C37CB

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C37CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C37CB	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)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c37cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.222 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77dc',
    500: '#9c37cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c37cb;
$custom-light: #be77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c37cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.946,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54895,
    "c": 0.22193,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C37CB

secondary

#A3D08E

accent

#E24677

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C37CB

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

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