#9C37DD#9C37DD

#9C37DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.239 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C37DD
RGB	rgb(156, 55, 221)
HSL	hsl(277, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 75.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 67.40, -66.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 94.43, 315.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.147 -0.1879)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.239 308)
XYZ	xyz(28.1249, 15.0212, 69.8103)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C37DD #78DD37

analogous

#4937DD #9C37DD #DD37CB

triadic

#9C37DD #DD9C37 #37DD9C

tetradic

#9C37DD #DD4937 #78DD37 #37CBDD

square

#9C37DD #DD4937 #78DD37 #37CBDD

split-complementary

#9C37DD #CBDD37 #37DD49

monochromatic

#591683 #7C1FB8 #9C37DD #B66BE6 #D0A0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9C37DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#9C37DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C37DD

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C37DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C37DD	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c37dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 55, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.239 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e9',
    500: '#9c37dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c37dd;
$custom-light: #bf78e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c37dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.506,
    "s": 70.94,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56191,
    "c": 0.23853,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.15021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C37DD

secondary

#B0DB95

accent

#EE3A80

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C37DD

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

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