#9B27BD#9B27BD

#9B27BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.225 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B27BD
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 189)
HSL	hsl(286, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 79.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, 66.23, -54.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 85.83, 320.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1648 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.225 317)
XYZ	xyz(23.4270, 12.0947, 49.2347)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9B27BD #49BD27

analogous

#5027BD #9B27BD #BD2794

triadic

#9B27BD #BD9B27 #27BD9B

tetradic

#9B27BD #BD5027 #49BD27 #2794BD

square

#9B27BD #BD5027 #49BD27 #2794BD

split-complementary

#9B27BD #94BD27 #27BD50

monochromatic

#481258 #711D8A #9B27BD #B848D9 #CC7BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#9B27BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#9B27BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B27BD

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B27BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B27BD	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2965BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b27bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.225 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd70d2',
    500: '#9b27bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b27bd;
$custom-light: #bd70d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b27bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.4,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52423,
    "c": 0.22545,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.12094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B27BD

secondary

#88CC74

accent

#E93F66

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFA

border

#D1C8D3

text

#130814

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B27BD

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

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