#9D36CD#9D36CD

#9D36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.225 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D36CD
RGB	rgb(157, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 64.63, -58.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 87.36, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.152 -0.1662)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.225 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2412, 14.2150, 59.1072)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D36CD #66CD36

analogous

#5136CD #9D36CD #CD36B1

triadic

#9D36CD #CD9D36 #36CD9D

tetradic

#9D36CD #CD5136 #66CD36 #36B1CD

square

#9D36CD #CD5136 #66CD36 #36B1CD

split-complementary

#9D36CD #B1CD36 #36CD51

monochromatic

#531B6D #79279E #9D36CD #B567D9 #CD98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#9D36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9D36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D36CD

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D36CD	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.225 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77dd',
    500: '#9d36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d36cd;
$custom-light: #bf77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.927,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5507,
    "c": 0.22518,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D36CD

secondary

#A3D18E

accent

#E34477

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D36CD

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

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