#9E36B2#9E36B2

#9E36B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.201 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E36B2
RGB	rgb(158, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(290, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(290, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.95, 59.53, -45.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.95, 74.97, 322.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.1558 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.201 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.4547, 13.1230, 43.4084)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E36B2 #4AB236

analogous

#6036B2 #9E36B2 #B23688

triadic

#9E36B2 #B29E36 #36B29E

tetradic

#9E36B2 #B26036 #4AB236 #3688B2

square

#9E36B2 #B26036 #4AB236 #3688B2

split-complementary

#9E36B2 #88B236 #36B260

monochromatic

#4B1A54 #742883 #9E36B2 #BA59CD #CD88DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#9E36B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#9E36B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E36B2

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E36B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E36B2	1.00	5.79	3.62	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4369AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F4D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e36b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.201 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be76ca',
    500: '#9e36b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e36b2;
$custom-light: #be76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e36b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.323,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53413,
    "c": 0.2013,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E36B2

secondary

#8AC57F

accent

#DD4B62

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E36B2

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

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