#9D36CC#9D36CC

#9D36CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.224 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D36CC
RGB	rgb(157, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 64.43, -58.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 86.89, 317.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1521 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.224 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.1209, 14.1668, 58.4735)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D36CC #65CC36

analogous

#5236CC #9D36CC #CC36B0

triadic

#9D36CC #CC9D36 #36CC9D

tetradic

#9D36CC #CC5236 #65CC36 #36B0CC

square

#9D36CC #CC5236 #65CC36 #36B0CC

split-complementary

#9D36CC #B0CC36 #36CC52

monochromatic

#531B6C #78289D #9D36CC #B567D8 #CD98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9D36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9D36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D36CC

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D36CC	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.224 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77dc',
    500: '#9d36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d36cc;
$custom-light: #bf77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.2,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55,
    "c": 0.22425,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D36CC

secondary

#A2D08E

accent

#E34576

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D36CC

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

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