#9D36B0#9D36B0

#9D36B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.199 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D36B0
RGB	rgb(157, 54, 176)
HSL	hsl(291, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(291, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 69.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 58.93, -44.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 74.04, 322.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1547 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.199 321)
XYZ	xyz(23.0594, 12.9422, 42.3494)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D36B0 #49B036

analogous

#6036B0 #9D36B0 #B03686

triadic

#9D36B0 #B09D36 #36B09D

tetradic

#9D36B0 #B06036 #49B036 #3686B0

square

#9D36B0 #B06036 #49B036 #3686B0

split-complementary

#9D36B0 #86B036 #36B060

monochromatic

#491952 #732881 #9D36B0 #BA58CC #CD86DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#9D36B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9D36B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D36B0

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D36B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D36B0	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#045DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d36b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 54, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.199 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd76c8',
    500: '#9d36b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d36b0;
$custom-light: #bd76c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d36b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.656,
    "s": 53.043,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53149,
    "c": 0.1991,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.12941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D36B0

secondary

#89C47E

accent

#DC4B62

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D36B0

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

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