#9C27AF#9C27AF

#9C27AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.214 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27AF
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 175)
HSL	hsl(292, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(292, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 77.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 63.84, -47.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 79.61, 323.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1678 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.214 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1728, 11.6154, 41.6232)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27AF #3AAF27

analogous

#5827AF #9C27AF #AF277E

triadic

#9C27AF #AF9C27 #27AF9C

tetradic

#9C27AF #AF5827 #3AAF27 #277EAF

square

#9C27AF #AF5827 #3AAF27 #277EAF

split-complementary

#9C27AF #7EAF27 #27AF58

monochromatic

#43114B #6F1C7D #9C27AF #BF3FD4 #D071DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#9C27AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#9C27AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27AF

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27AF	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A64AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D436B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.214 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fc7',
    500: '#9c27af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27af;
$custom-light: #bd6fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.618,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51618,
    "c": 0.2143,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27AF

secondary

#78C66B

accent

#E74158

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27AF

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

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