#9C27AA#9C27AA

#9C27AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.210 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27AA
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 170)
HSL	hsl(294, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(294, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 77.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 62.95, -45.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 77.44, 324.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.1683 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.21 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6908, 11.4226, 39.0847)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27AA #35AA27

analogous

#5A27AA #9C27AA #AA2776

triadic

#9C27AA #AA9C27 #27AA9C

tetradic

#9C27AA #AA5A27 #35AA27 #2776AA

square

#9C27AA #AA5A27 #35AA27 #2776AA

split-complementary

#9C27AA #76AA27 #27AA5A

monochromatic

#411046 #6E1C78 #9C27AA #C23CD2 #D26EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#9C27AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9C27AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27AA

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27AA	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.210 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fc4',
    500: '#9c27aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27aa;
$custom-light: #bd6fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.588,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51294,
    "c": 0.21025,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27AA

secondary

#72C469

accent

#E64254

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27AA

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

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