#9F36BE#9F36BE

#9F36BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.212 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F36BE
RGB	rgb(159, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 62.04, -51.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 80.42, 320.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1563 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.212 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9102, 13.7280, 50.0428)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F36BE #55BE36

analogous

#5B36BE #9F36BE #BE3699

triadic

#9F36BE #BE9F36 #36BE9F

tetradic

#9F36BE #BE5B36 #55BE36 #3699BE

square

#9F36BE #BE5B36 #55BE36 #3699BE

split-complementary

#9F36BE #99BE36 #36BE5B

monochromatic

#4F1B5F #77288E #9F36BE #B860D2 #CD8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#9F36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9F36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F36BE

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F36BE	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.212 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf77d2',
    500: '#9f36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f36be;
$custom-light: #bf77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.324,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54318,
    "c": 0.21235,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F36BE

secondary

#95CA86

accent

#DF496B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F36BE

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

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