#9C27C2#9C27C2

#9C27C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.230 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27C2
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 194)
HSL	hsl(285, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 79.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 67.35, -56.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 88.05, 319.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1651 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.23 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1719, 12.4150, 52.1515)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27C2 #4DC227

analogous

#4E27C2 #9C27C2 #C2279B

triadic

#9C27C2 #C29C27 #27C29C

tetradic

#9C27C2 #C24E27 #4DC227 #279BC2

square

#9C27C2 #C24E27 #4DC227 #279BC2

split-complementary

#9C27C2 #9BC227 #27C24E

monochromatic

#4A135C #731D8F #9C27C2 #B84BDB #CC7EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#9C27C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#9C27C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27C2

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27C2	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2366BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.230 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be70d5',
    500: '#9c27c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27c2;
$custom-light: #be70d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.29,
    "s": 66.524,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52916,
    "c": 0.22995,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27C2

secondary

#8CCE77

accent

#E93E68

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFA

border

#D1C8D3

text

#130814

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27C2

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

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