#9E36CC#9E36CC

#9E36CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.225 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E36CC
RGB	rgb(158, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 64.62, -58.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 86.87, 318.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1534 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.225 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3169, 14.2679, 58.4827)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E36CC #64CC36

analogous

#5336CC #9E36CC #CC36AF

triadic

#9E36CC #CC9E36 #36CC9E

tetradic

#9E36CC #CC5336 #64CC36 #36AFCC

square

#9E36CC #CC5336 #64CC36 #36AFCC

split-complementary

#9E36CC #AFCC36 #36CC53

monochromatic

#531B6C #79289D #9E36CC #B667D8 #CD98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9E36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9E36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E36CC

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E36CC	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.225 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77dc',
    500: '#9e36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e36cc;
$custom-light: #bf77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.6,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55131,
    "c": 0.22458,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E36CC

secondary

#A2D08E

accent

#E34575

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E36CC

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

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