#9F36CF#9F36CF

#9F36CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.228 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F36CF
RGB	rgb(159, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 65.42, -59.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 88.25, 317.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.1542 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.228 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.8777, 14.5150, 60.4052)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F36CF #66CF36

analogous

#5236CF #9F36CF #CF36B3

triadic

#9F36CF #CF9F36 #36CF9F

tetradic

#9F36CF #CF5236 #66CF36 #36B3CF

square

#9F36CF #CF5236 #66CF36 #36B3CF

split-complementary

#9F36CF #B3CF36 #36CF52

monochromatic

#551B70 #7B27A1 #9F36CF #B767DB #CE99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9F36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9F36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F36CF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F36CF	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.228 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c077de',
    500: '#9f36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f36cf;
$custom-light: #c077de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.176,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55472,
    "c": 0.22762,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F36CF

secondary

#A4D28F

accent

#E54376

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F36CF

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

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