#9E36BD#9E36BD

#9E36BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.211 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E36BD
RGB	rgb(158, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 61.64, -50.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 79.96, 320.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% 0.1551 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.211 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6037, 13.5826, 49.4599)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E36BD #55BD36

analogous

#5A36BD #9E36BD #BD3699

triadic

#9E36BD #BD9E36 #36BD9E

tetradic

#9E36BD #BD5A36 #55BD36 #3699BD

square

#9E36BD #BD5A36 #55BD36 #3699BD

split-complementary

#9E36BD #99BD36 #36BD5A

monochromatic

#4E1B5E #76288D #9E36BD #B75FD1 #CC8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#9E36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9E36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E36BD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E36BD	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.211 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77d1',
    500: '#9e36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e36bd;
$custom-light: #bf77d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.222,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54117,
    "c": 0.21107,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E36BD

secondary

#95C985

accent

#DF496B

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130914

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E36BD

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

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