#9C27AD#9C27AD

#9C27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.213 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27AD
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(292, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(292, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 77.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 63.48, -46.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 78.74, 323.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.168 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.213 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9779, 11.5374, 40.5964)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27AD #38AD27

analogous

#5927AD #9C27AD #AD277B

triadic

#9C27AD #AD9C27 #27AD9C

tetradic

#9C27AD #AD5927 #38AD27 #277BAD

square

#9C27AD #AD5927 #38AD27 #277BAD

split-complementary

#9C27AD #7BAD27 #27AD59

monochromatic

#421049 #6F1C7B #9C27AD #C03ED3 #D170DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#9C27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#9C27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27AD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27AD	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B64AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.213 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fc6',
    500: '#9c27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27ad;
$custom-light: #bd6fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.388,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51487,
    "c": 0.21268,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27AD

secondary

#76C66A

accent

#E64256

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27AD

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

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