#9C27AE#9C27AE

#9C27AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.213 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27AE
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(292, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(292, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 63.66, -47.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 79.18, 323.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.1679 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.213 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0750, 11.5762, 41.1079)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27AE #39AE27

analogous

#5927AE #9C27AE #AE277D

triadic

#9C27AE #AE9C27 #27AE9C

tetradic

#9C27AE #AE5927 #39AE27 #277DAE

square

#9C27AE #AE5927 #39AE27 #277DAE

split-complementary

#9C27AE #7DAE27 #27AE59

monochromatic

#42114A #6F1C7C #9C27AE #C03ED4 #D070DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#9C27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#9C27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27AE

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27AE	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B64AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E426A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.213 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fc7',
    500: '#9c27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27ae;
$custom-light: #bd6fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51552,
    "c": 0.21348,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27AE

secondary

#77C66B

accent

#E64157

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27AE

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

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