#9F36DB#9F36DB

#9F36DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.238 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F36DB
RGB	rgb(159, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(278, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 67.88, -64.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 93.81, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% 0.1521 -0.1837)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.239 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.4009, 15.1243, 68.4272)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F36DB #72DB36

analogous

#4C36DB #9F36DB #DB36C4

triadic

#9F36DB #DB9F36 #36DB9F

tetradic

#9F36DB #DB4C36 #72DB36 #36C4DB

square

#9F36DB #DB4C36 #72DB36 #36C4DB

split-complementary

#9F36DB #C4DB36 #36DB4C

monochromatic

#5A1780 #7E20B4 #9F36DB #B86AE4 #D19EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9F36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9F36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F36DB

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F36DB	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.238 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178e7',
    500: '#9f36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f36db;
$custom-light: #c178e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56331,
    "c": 0.2385,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F36DB

secondary

#ADDA93

accent

#EC3B7C

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F36DB

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

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