#9E36DB#9E36DB

#9E36DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.238 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E36DB
RGB	rgb(158, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(278, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 67.70, -64.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 93.84, 316.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1508 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.238 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.2033, 15.0225, 68.4180)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E36DB #73DB36

analogous

#4B36DB #9E36DB #DB36C5

triadic

#9E36DB #DB9E36 #36DB9E

tetradic

#9E36DB #DB4B36 #73DB36 #36C5DB

square

#9E36DB #DB4B36 #73DB36 #36C5DB

split-complementary

#9E36DB #C5DB36 #36DB4B

monochromatic

#591780 #7D20B4 #9E36DB #B76AE4 #D09EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9E36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#9E36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E36DB

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E36DB	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.238 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078e7',
    500: '#9e36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e36db;
$custom-light: #c078e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.818,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56204,
    "c": 0.23823,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E36DB

secondary

#ADDA93

accent

#EC3B7D

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E36DB

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

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