#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
RGBrgb(156, 55, 206)
HSLhsl(280, 61%, 51%)
HSVhsv(280, 73%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(24.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(44.60, 64.26, -59.26)
CIE-LCHlch(44.60, 87.41, 317.32°)
OKLaboklab(55.11% 0.1496 -0.1676)
OKLCHoklch(55.11% 0.225 311.7)
XYZxyz(26.2150, 14.2572, 59.7515)
Luminance0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

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
##9C37CE1.005.453.855.45
#FFFFFF5.451.0021.001.00
#0000003.8521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.451.0021.001.00

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

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#9C37CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva