#9D36BE#9D36BE

#9D36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.212 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D36BE
RGB	rgb(157, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, 61.63, -51.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 80.42, 320.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% 0.1538 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.212 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5167, 13.5251, 50.0244)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9D36BE #57BE36

analogous

#5936BE #9D36BE #BE369B

triadic

#9D36BE #BE9D36 #36BE9D

tetradic

#9D36BE #BE5936 #57BE36 #369BBE

square

#9D36BE #BE5936 #57BE36 #369BBE

split-complementary

#9D36BE #9BBE36 #36BE59

monochromatic

#4E1B5F #76288E #9D36BE #B660D2 #CC8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#9D36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9D36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D36BE

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D36BE	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.212 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be76d2',
    500: '#9d36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d36be;
$custom-light: #be76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.441,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54047,
    "c": 0.21158,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D36BE

secondary

#96CA86

accent

#DF496D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D36BE

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

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