#9D36DB#9D36DB

#9D36DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.238 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D36DB
RGB	rgb(157, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(277, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 67.52, -65.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 93.87, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1495 -0.1851)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.238 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0074, 14.9214, 68.4088)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D36DB #74DB36

analogous

#4A36DB #9D36DB #DB36C6

triadic

#9D36DB #DB9D36 #36DB9D

tetradic

#9D36DB #DB4A36 #74DB36 #36C6DB

square

#9D36DB #DB4A36 #74DB36 #36C6DB

split-complementary

#9D36DB #C6DB36 #36DB4A

monochromatic

#581780 #7C20B4 #9D36DB #B66AE4 #D09EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#9D36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9D36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D36DB

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D36DB	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.238 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e7',
    500: '#9d36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d36db;
$custom-light: #bf78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.455,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56078,
    "c": 0.23796,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D36DB

secondary

#AEDA93

accent

#EC3B7E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D36DB

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

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