#9C37CE#9C37CE

#9C37CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.225 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C37CE
RGB	rgb(156, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 64.26, -59.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 87.41, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1496 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.225 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.2150, 14.2572, 59.7515)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C37CE #69CE37

analogous

#5037CE #9C37CE #CE37B5

triadic

#9C37CE #CE9C37 #37CE9C

tetradic

#9C37CE #CE5037 #69CE37 #37B5CE

square

#9C37CE #CE5037 #69CE37 #37B5CE

split-complementary

#9C37CE #B5CE37 #37CE50

monochromatic

#531B6F #7827A0 #9C37CE #B468DA #CD99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9C37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9C37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C37CE

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C37CE	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.225 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be77de',
    500: '#9c37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c37ce;
$custom-light: #be77de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.132,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55105,
    "c": 0.22468,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C37CE

secondary

#A5D28F

accent

#E44479

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C37CE

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

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