#9C37CC#9C37CC

#9C37CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.223 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C37CC
RGB	rgb(156, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 63.85, -58.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 86.48, 317.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.1499 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.223 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.9736, 14.1607, 58.4801)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C37CC #67CC37

analogous

#5137CC #9C37CC #CC37B2

triadic

#9C37CC #CC9C37 #37CC9C

tetradic

#9C37CC #CC5137 #67CC37 #37B2CC

square

#9C37CC #CC5137 #67CC37 #37B2CC

split-complementary

#9C37CC #B2CC37 #37CC51

monochromatic

#531C6D #78289E #9C37CC #B468D8 #CC99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9C37CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9C37CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C37CC

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C37CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C37CC	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c37cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.223 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77dc',
    500: '#9c37cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c37cc;
$custom-light: #be77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c37cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.671,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54965,
    "c": 0.22285,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C37CC

secondary

#A4D08E

accent

#E34578

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C37CC

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

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