#9E36A2#9E36A2
#9E36A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.187 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E36A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 54, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 50%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 67%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 56.60, -37.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 67.91, 326.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.45% 0.156 -0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.45% 0.187 326.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9409, 12.5175, 35.4359) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.53
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.17
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.67
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.80
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.24
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E36A2 #3AA236
analogous
#6836A2 #9E36A2 #A23670
triadic
#9E36A2 #A29E36 #36A29E
tetradic
#9E36A2 #A26836 #3AA236 #3670A2
square
#9E36A2 #A26836 #3AA236 #3670A2
split-complementary
#9E36A2 #70A236 #36A268
monochromatic
#441746 #712774 #9E36A2 #C050C5 #D17ED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#9E36A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#9E36A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E36A2
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E36A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E36A2 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#235BA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D689F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A24667
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e36a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.187 326.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be76be',
500: '#9e36a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e36a2; $custom-light: #be76be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e36a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 54,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.778,
"s": 50,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52454,
"c": 0.18744,
"h": 326.3
},
"luminance": 0.12516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E36A2
secondary
#79BD77
accent
#DA4E53
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120912
muted
#817B81