#9B27A8#9B27A8

#9B27A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.208 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B27A8
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 168)
HSL	hsl(294, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(294, 77%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 76.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, 62.39, -44.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 76.56, 324.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1673 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.208 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3103, 11.2481, 38.0868)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B27A8 #34A827

analogous

#5A27A8 #9B27A8 #A82775

triadic

#9B27A8 #A89B27 #27A89B

tetradic

#9B27A8 #A85A27 #34A827 #2775A8

square

#9B27A8 #A85A27 #34A827 #2775A8

split-complementary

#9B27A8 #75A827 #27A85A

monochromatic

#3F1045 #6D1B76 #9B27A8 #C23BD1 #D26CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#9B27A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#9B27A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B27A8

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B27A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B27A8	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E63A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4067

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b27a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.208 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6fc2',
    500: '#9b27a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b27a8;
$custom-light: #bc6fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b27a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.953,
    "s": 62.319,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51018,
    "c": 0.20821,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B27A8

secondary

#71C367

accent

#E54253

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B27A8

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

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