#9C27CA#9C27CA

#9C27CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.237 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27CA
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 202)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 80.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 68.88, -60.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 91.64, 318.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.1636 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.237 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0946, 12.7841, 57.0113)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27CA #55CA27

analogous

#4A27CA #9C27CA #CA27A7

triadic

#9C27CA #CA9C27 #27CA9C

tetradic

#9C27CA #CA4A27 #55CA27 #27A7CA

square

#9C27CA #CA4A27 #55CA27 #27A7CA

split-complementary

#9C27CA #A7CA27 #27CA4A

monochromatic

#4D1363 #741D97 #9C27CA #B651DD #CB84E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#9C27CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9C27CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27CA

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27CA	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F67C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97507A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.237 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be70db',
    500: '#9c27ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27ca;
$custom-light: #be70db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.067,
    "s": 67.635,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53493,
    "c": 0.23664,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27CA

secondary

#94D07C

accent

#EB3D6E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27CA

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

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