#9B27BA#9B27BA

#9B27BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.223 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B27BA
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 186)
HSL	hsl(287, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(287, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 79%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.16, 65.66, -53.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.16, 84.49, 321.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1652 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.223 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1047, 11.9658, 47.5375)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B27BA #46BA27

analogous

#5227BA #9B27BA #BA2790

triadic

#9B27BA #BA9B27 #27BA9B

tetradic

#9B27BA #BA5227 #46BA27 #2790BA

square

#9B27BA #BA5227 #46BA27 #2790BA

split-complementary

#9B27BA #90BA27 #27BA52

monochromatic

#471255 #711C87 #9B27BA #B946D8 #CC79E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#9B27BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#9B27BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B27BA

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B27BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B27BA	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D64B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b27ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.223 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd70cf',
    500: '#9b27ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b27ba;
$custom-light: #bd70cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b27ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.347,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52214,
    "c": 0.22296,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B27BA

secondary

#85CB72

accent

#E84063

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF9

border

#D1C8D2

text

#130814

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B27BA

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