#9E27A4#9E27A4

#9E27A4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.206 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E27A4
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 164)
HSL	hsl(297, 62%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(297, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 62.32, -41.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 74.90, 326.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1709 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.206 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5265, 11.4019, 36.1817)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E27A4 #2DA427

analogous

#6027A4 #9E27A4 #A4276C

triadic

#9E27A4 #A49E27 #27A49E

tetradic

#9E27A4 #A46027 #2DA427 #276CA4

square

#9E27A4 #A46027 #2DA427 #276CA4

split-complementary

#9E27A4 #6CA427 #27A460

monochromatic

#3F0F41 #6E1B73 #9E27A4 #C938D0 #D66ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#9E27A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9E27A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E27A4

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E27A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E27A4	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4464A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23D64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e27a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.206 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6fbf',
    500: '#9e27a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e27a4;
$custom-light: #be6fbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e27a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.12,
    "s": 61.576,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51217,
    "c": 0.20634,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E27A4

secondary

#69C265

accent

#E5434B

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF7

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E27A4

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