#9C27D0#9C27D0

#9C27D0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.242 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C27D0
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 208)
HSL	hsl(282, 68%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 81%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 81.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 70.05, -63.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 94.35, 317.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.1623 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.242 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.8189, 13.0738, 60.8257)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C27D0 #5BD027

analogous

#4727D0 #9C27D0 #D027AF

triadic

#9C27D0 #D09C27 #27D09C

tetradic

#9C27D0 #D04727 #5BD027 #27AFD0

square

#9C27D0 #D04727 #5BD027 #27AFD0

split-complementary

#9C27D0 #AFD027 #27D047

monochromatic

#4F1469 #751D9C #9C27D0 #B555DF #CB89E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#9C27D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#9C27D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C27D0

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C27D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C27D0	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96537E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c27d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.242 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf71df',
    500: '#9c27d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c27d0;
$custom-light: #bf71df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c27d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 68.421,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53937,
    "c": 0.24169,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C27D0

secondary

#9AD280

accent

#EB3D72

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C27D0

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

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