#9C27BD#9C27BD

#9C27BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.226 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27BD
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 189)
HSL	hsl(287, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(287, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 79.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 66.41, -54.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 85.81, 320.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.166 -0.1531)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.226 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6198, 12.1941, 49.2438)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27BD #48BD27

analogous

#5127BD #9C27BD #BD2793

triadic

#9C27BD #BD9C27 #27BD9C

tetradic

#9C27BD #BD5127 #48BD27 #2793BD

square

#9C27BD #BD5127 #48BD27 #2793BD

split-complementary

#9C27BD #93BD27 #27BD51

monochromatic

#481258 #721D8A #9C27BD #B948D9 #CD7BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#9C27BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#9C27BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27BD

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27BD	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A65BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.226 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be70d2',
    500: '#9c27bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27bd;
$custom-light: #be70d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.8,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52564,
    "c": 0.2258,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27BD

secondary

#87CC74

accent

#E93F64

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFA

border

#D1C8D3

text

#130814

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27BD

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

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