#9F36CD#9F36CD

#9F36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.226 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F36CD
RGB	rgb(159, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.83, 65.01, -58.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.83, 87.32, 318.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1545 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.226 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6347, 14.4179, 59.1257)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F36CD #64CD36

analogous

#5336CD #9F36CD #CD36AF

triadic

#9F36CD #CD9F36 #36CD9F

tetradic

#9F36CD #CD5336 #64CD36 #36AFCD

square

#9F36CD #CD5336 #64CD36 #36AFCD

split-complementary

#9F36CD #AFCD36 #36CD53

monochromatic

#541B6D #7A279E #9F36CD #B667D9 #CE98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9F36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9F36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F36CD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F36CD	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)

#276CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.226 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c077dd',
    500: '#9f36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f36cd;
$custom-light: #c077dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.722,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55332,
    "c": 0.22582,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F36CD

secondary

#A2D18E

accent

#E34475

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F36CD

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

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