#9E36BE#9E36BE

#9E36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.212 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E36BE
RGB	rgb(158, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 61.83, -51.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 80.42, 320.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.155 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.212 317)
XYZ	xyz(24.7126, 13.6262, 50.0336)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E36BE #56BE36

analogous

#5A36BE #9E36BE #BE369A

triadic

#9E36BE #BE9E36 #36BE9E

tetradic

#9E36BE #BE5A36 #56BE36 #369ABE

square

#9E36BE #BE5A36 #56BE36 #369ABE

split-complementary

#9E36BE #9ABE36 #36BE5A

monochromatic

#4F1B5F #76288E #9E36BE #B760D2 #CC8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9E36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#9E36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E36BE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E36BE	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.212 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77d2',
    500: '#9e36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e36be;
$custom-light: #bf77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.882,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54182,
    "c": 0.21196,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.13625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E36BE

secondary

#96CA86

accent

#DF496C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E36BE

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

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