#9B27AA#9B27AA

#9B27AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.210 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B27AA
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 170)
HSL	hsl(293, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 77.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 62.75, -45.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 77.43, 324.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1672 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.21 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4981, 11.3232, 39.0757)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B27AA #36AA27

analogous

#5927AA #9B27AA #AA2777

triadic

#9B27AA #AA9B27 #27AA9B

tetradic

#9B27AA #AA5927 #36AA27 #2777AA

square

#9B27AA #AA5927 #36AA27 #2777AA

split-complementary

#9B27AA #77AA27 #27AA59

monochromatic

#401046 #6E1C78 #9B27AA #C13CD2 #D16EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#9B27AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#9B27AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B27AA

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B27AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B27AA	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D4168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b27aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.210 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6fc4',
    500: '#9b27aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b27aa;
$custom-light: #bc6fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b27aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.13,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51146,
    "c": 0.20983,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B27AA

secondary

#73C469

accent

#E64255

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B27AA

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

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