#9C27BA#9C27BA

#9C27BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.223 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27BA
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 186)
HSL	hsl(288, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(288, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 79%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 65.85, -52.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 84.47, 321.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.1664 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.223 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2975, 12.0652, 47.5465)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27BA #45BA27

analogous

#5327BA #9C27BA #BA278F

triadic

#9C27BA #BA9C27 #27BA9C

tetradic

#9C27BA #BA5327 #45BA27 #278FBA

square

#9C27BA #BA5327 #45BA27 #278FBA

split-complementary

#9C27BA #8FBA27 #27BA53

monochromatic

#471255 #721C87 #9C27BA #BA46D8 #CD79E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#9C27BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#9C27BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27BA

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27BA	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E65B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.223 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be70cf',
    500: '#9c27ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27ba;
$custom-light: #be70cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.755,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52357,
    "c": 0.22331,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27BA

secondary

#84CB72

accent

#E84062

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF9

border

#D1C8D2

text

#130814

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27BA

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

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