#9E37CB#9E37CB

#9E37CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.223 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E37CB
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, 64.04, -57.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 85.99, 318.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1526 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.223 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.2443, 14.3141, 57.8688)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E37CB #64CB37

analogous

#5437CB #9E37CB #CB37AE

triadic

#9E37CB #CB9E37 #37CB9E

tetradic

#9E37CB #CB5437 #64CB37 #37AECB

square

#9E37CB #CB5437 #64CB37 #37AECB

split-complementary

#9E37CB #AECB37 #37CB54

monochromatic

#531C6C #79299C #9E37CB #B668D8 #CD98E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#9E37CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9E37CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E37CB

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E37CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E37CB	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)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e37cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.223 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78dc',
    500: '#9e37cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e37cb;
$custom-light: #bf78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e37cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.757,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55156,
    "c": 0.22258,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E37CB

secondary

#A2D08E

accent

#E24675

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E37CB

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

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