#9C27A8#9C27A8

#9C27A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.209 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27A8
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 168)
HSL	hsl(294, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(294, 77%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 76.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 62.60, -44.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 76.57, 324.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.1685 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.209 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5031, 11.3475, 38.0959)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27A8 #33A827

analogous

#5C27A8 #9C27A8 #A82773

triadic

#9C27A8 #A89C27 #27A89C

tetradic

#9C27A8 #A85C27 #33A827 #2773A8

square

#9C27A8 #A85C27 #33A827 #2773A8

split-complementary

#9C27A8 #73A827 #27A85C

monochromatic

#401045 #6E1B76 #9C27A8 #C33BD1 #D36CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#9C27A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#9C27A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27A8

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27A8	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F63A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F4067

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.209 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fc2',
    500: '#9c27a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27a8;
$custom-light: #bd6fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.419,
    "s": 62.319,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51166,
    "c": 0.20864,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27A8

secondary

#70C367

accent

#E54252

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

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