#9E37CD#9E37CD

#9E37CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.224 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E37CD
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 64.44, -58.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 86.91, 317.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1523 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.224 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4842, 14.4100, 59.1321)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E37CD #66CD37

analogous

#5337CD #9E37CD #CD37B1

triadic

#9E37CD #CD9E37 #37CD9E

tetradic

#9E37CD #CD5337 #66CD37 #37B1CD

square

#9E37CD #CD5337 #66CD37 #37B1CD

split-complementary

#9E37CD #B1CD37 #37CD53

monochromatic

#541C6E #7A289F #9E37CD #B668D9 #CD99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9E37CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9E37CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E37CD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E37CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E37CD	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)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e37cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.224 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78dd',
    500: '#9e37cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e37cd;
$custom-light: #bf78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e37cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.2,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55295,
    "c": 0.2244,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E37CD

secondary

#A3D18F

accent

#E34576

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E37CD

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

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