#9D37CE#9D37CE

#9D37CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.225 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D37CE
RGB	rgb(157, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 64.45, -59.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 87.40, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.1509 -0.1669)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.225 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.4093, 14.3574, 59.7606)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D37CE #68CE37

analogous

#5137CE #9D37CE #CE37B3

triadic

#9D37CE #CE9D37 #37CE9D

tetradic

#9D37CE #CE5137 #68CE37 #37B3CE

square

#9D37CE #CE5137 #68CE37 #37B3CE

split-complementary

#9D37CE #B3CE37 #37CE51

monochromatic

#541B6F #7927A0 #9D37CE #B568DA #CD99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9D37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9D37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D37CE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D37CE	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.225 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78de',
    500: '#9d37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d37ce;
$custom-light: #bf78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.53,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55235,
    "c": 0.225,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D37CE

secondary

#A5D28F

accent

#E44478

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D37CE

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

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