#9A27AA#9A27AA

#9A27AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.209 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A27AA
RGB	rgb(154, 39, 170)
HSL	hsl(293, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.4%, 77.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 62.55, -45.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 77.43, 323.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.166 -0.1277)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.209 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3069, 11.2246, 39.0667)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9A27AA #37AA27

analogous

#5827AA #9A27AA #AA2778

triadic

#9A27AA #AA9A27 #27AA9A

tetradic

#9A27AA #AA5827 #37AA27 #2778AA

square

#9A27AA #AA5827 #37AA27 #2778AA

split-complementary

#9A27AA #78AA27 #27AA58

monochromatic

#401046 #6D1C78 #9A27AA #C03CD2 #D06EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#9A27AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#9A27AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A27AA

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A27AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A27AA	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a27aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 39, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.209 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6fc4',
    500: '#9a27aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a27aa;
$custom-light: #bc6fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a27aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.672,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50998,
    "c": 0.20941,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A27AA

secondary

#74C469

accent

#E64256

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A27AA

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

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