#9B27AD#9B27AD

#9B27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.212 H 321.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B27AD
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(292, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(292, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.4%, 77.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 63.28, -46.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 78.74, 323.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% 0.1669 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.212 321.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7851, 11.4380, 40.5873)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B27AD #39AD27

analogous

#5827AD #9B27AD #AD277C

triadic

#9B27AD #AD9B27 #27AD9B

tetradic

#9B27AD #AD5827 #39AD27 #277CAD

square

#9B27AD #AD5827 #39AD27 #277CAD

split-complementary

#9B27AD #7CAD27 #27AD58

monochromatic

#421049 #6E1C7B #9B27AD #BF3ED3 #D070DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#9B27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#9B27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B27AD

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B27AD	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A63AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D4269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.212 321.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6fc6',
    500: '#9b27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b27ad;
$custom-light: #bc6fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.94,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5134,
    "c": 0.21227,
    "h": 321.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B27AD

secondary

#77C66A

accent

#E64258

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B27AD

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

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