#9C27A2#9C27A2

#9C27A2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.204 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27A2
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 162)
HSL	hsl(297, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(297, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 61.56, -41.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 74.01, 326.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1688 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.204 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9570, 11.1290, 35.2197)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27A2 #2DA227

analogous

#5F27A2 #9C27A2 #A2276B

triadic

#9C27A2 #A29C27 #27A29C

tetradic

#9C27A2 #A25F27 #2DA227 #276BA2

square

#9C27A2 #A25F27 #2DA227 #276BA2

split-complementary

#9C27A2 #6BA227 #27A25F

monochromatic

#3D0F3F #6D1B71 #9C27A2 #C837CF #D569DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#9C27A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#9C27A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27A2

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27A2	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44639F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A03D63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.204 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fbe',
    500: '#9c27a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27a2;
$custom-light: #bd6fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.073,
    "s": 61.194,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50792,
    "c": 0.20385,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27A2

secondary

#68C164

accent

#E4434B

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF7

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27A2

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

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