#9C37DE#9C37DE

#9C37DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.239 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C37DE
RGB	rgb(156, 55, 222)
HSL	hsl(276, 72%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 75.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 67.61, -66.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 94.90, 315.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.1468 -0.1892)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.239 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.2585, 15.0746, 70.5141)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C37DE #79DE37

analogous

#4837DE #9C37DE #DE37CD

triadic

#9C37DE #DE9C37 #37DE9C

tetradic

#9C37DE #DE4837 #79DE37 #37CDDE

square

#9C37DE #DE4837 #79DE37 #37CDDE

split-complementary

#9C37DE #CDDE37 #37DE48

monochromatic

#591685 #7C1FB9 #9C37DE #B66CE7 #D0A0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#9C37DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9C37DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C37DE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C37DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C37DE	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c37de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 55, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.239 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e9',
    500: '#9c37de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c37de;
$custom-light: #bf78e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c37de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.287,
    "s": 71.674,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56265,
    "c": 0.23945,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C37DE

secondary

#B1DC95

accent

#EE3981

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C37DE

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

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