#9E35CD#9E35CD

#9E35CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.227 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E35CD
RGB	rgb(158, 53, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 74.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 65.19, -58.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 87.76, 317.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1541 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.227 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3911, 14.2239, 59.1010)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E35CD #64CD35

analogous

#5235CD #9E35CD #CD35B0

triadic

#9E35CD #CD9E35 #35CD9E

tetradic

#9E35CD #CD5235 #64CD35 #35B0CD

square

#9E35CD #CD5235 #64CD35 #35B0CD

split-complementary

#9E35CD #B0CD35 #35CD52

monochromatic

#531B6D #79279E #9E35CD #B666D9 #CD97E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#9E35CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9E35CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E35CD

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E35CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E35CD	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)

#236CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e35cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 53, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.227 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77dd',
    500: '#9e35cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e35cd;
$custom-light: #bf77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e35cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.447,
    "s": 60.317,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55109,
    "c": 0.22657,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E35CD

secondary

#A2D18D

accent

#E34476

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E35CD

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

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