#9E36CF#9E36CF

#9E36CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.227 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E36CF
RGB	rgb(158, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 65.23, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 88.27, 317.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1529 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.227 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.6801, 14.4132, 60.3960)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E36CF #67CF36

analogous

#5136CF #9E36CF #CF36B4

triadic

#9E36CF #CF9E36 #36CF9E

tetradic

#9E36CF #CF5136 #67CF36 #36B4CF

square

#9E36CF #CF5136 #67CF36 #36B4CF

split-complementary

#9E36CF #B4CF36 #36CF51

monochromatic

#551B70 #7A27A1 #9E36CF #B667DB #CE99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9E36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9E36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E36CF

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E36CF	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.227 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77de',
    500: '#9e36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e36cf;
$custom-light: #bf77de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.784,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55341,
    "c": 0.2273,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E36CF

secondary

#A4D28F

accent

#E54377

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E36CF

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

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