#9F36DD#9F36DD

#9F36DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.240 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F36DD
RGB	rgb(159, 54, 221)
HSL	hsl(278, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 76%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 75.6%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 68.29, -65.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 94.74, 316.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1518 -0.1863)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.24 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6657, 15.2303, 69.8222)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F36DD #74DD36

analogous

#4C36DD #9F36DD #DD36C7

triadic

#9F36DD #DD9F36 #36DD9F

tetradic

#9F36DD #DD4C36 #74DD36 #36C7DD

square

#9F36DD #DD4C36 #74DD36 #36C7DD

split-complementary

#9F36DD #C7DD36 #36DD4C

monochromatic

#5A1683 #7E1FB7 #9F36DD #B86AE6 #D19FEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9F36DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9F36DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F36DD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F36DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F36DD	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f36dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 54, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.240 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178e9',
    500: '#9f36dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f36dd;
$custom-light: #c178e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f36dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.725,
    "s": 71.064,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56478,
    "c": 0.24032,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F36DD

secondary

#AEDB94

accent

#EE3A7D

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F36DD

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

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