#9E37D1#9E37D1

#9E37D1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.228 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E37D1
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 209)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 65.26, -60.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 88.77, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1517 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.228 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.9732, 14.6056, 61.7075)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E37D1 #6AD137

analogous

#5137D1 #9E37D1 #D137B7

triadic

#9E37D1 #D19E37 #37D19E

tetradic

#9E37D1 #D15137 #6AD137 #37B7D1

square

#9E37D1 #D15137 #6AD137 #37B7D1

split-complementary

#9E37D1 #B7D137 #37D151

monochromatic

#561A73 #7B26A5 #9E37D1 #B669DC #CE9BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9E37D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9E37D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E37D1

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E37D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E37D1	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6DCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e37d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.228 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e0',
    500: '#9e37d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e37d1;
$custom-light: #bf78e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e37d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.13,
    "s": 62.602,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55576,
    "c": 0.22805,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E37D1

secondary

#A6D490

accent

#E64278

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E37D1

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

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