#9E37CC#9E37CC

#9E37CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.223 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E37CC
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 64.24, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 86.45, 317.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1524 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.223 313)
XYZ	xyz(26.3639, 14.3619, 58.4984)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E37CC #65CC37

analogous

#5337CC #9E37CC #CC37AF

triadic

#9E37CC #CC9E37 #37CC9E

tetradic

#9E37CC #CC5337 #65CC37 #37AFCC

square

#9E37CC #CC5337 #65CC37 #37AFCC

split-complementary

#9E37CC #AFCC37 #37CC53

monochromatic

#541C6D #79289E #9E37CC #B668D8 #CD99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9E37CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9E37CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E37CC

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E37CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E37CC	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e37cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.223 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78dc',
    500: '#9e37cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e37cc;
$custom-light: #bf78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e37cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.477,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55225,
    "c": 0.22349,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.14361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E37CC

secondary

#A3D08E

accent

#E34576

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E37CC

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

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