#9E36CD#9E36CD

#9E36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.225 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E36CD
RGB	rgb(158, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, 64.82, -58.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 87.34, 317.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1532 -0.1654)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.225 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.4372, 14.3160, 59.1164)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E36CD #65CD36

analogous

#5336CD #9E36CD #CD36B0

triadic

#9E36CD #CD9E36 #36CD9E

tetradic

#9E36CD #CD5336 #65CD36 #36B0CD

square

#9E36CD #CD5336 #65CD36 #36B0CD

split-complementary

#9E36CD #B0CD36 #36CD53

monochromatic

#541B6D #79279E #9E36CD #B667D9 #CD98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#9E36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9E36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E36CD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E36CD	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.225 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77dd',
    500: '#9e36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e36cd;
$custom-light: #bf77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.325,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55201,
    "c": 0.22548,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E36CD

secondary

#A3D18E

accent

#E34476

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E36CD

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

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