#9E27B0#9E27B0

#9E27B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.216 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E27B0
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 176)
HSL	hsl(292, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(292, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.99, 64.41, -47.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.99, 80.04, 323.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1701 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.216 322)
XYZ	xyz(22.6617, 11.8560, 42.1607)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E27B0 #39B027

analogous

#5A27B0 #9E27B0 #B0277D

triadic

#9E27B0 #B09E27 #27B09E

tetradic

#9E27B0 #B05A27 #39B027 #277DB0

square

#9E27B0 #B05A27 #39B027 #277DB0

split-complementary

#9E27B0 #7DB027 #27B05A

monochromatic

#44114C #711C7E #9E27B0 #C140D5 #D172E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#9E27B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#9E27B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E27B0

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E27B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E27B0	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B65AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0436B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e27b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.216 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6fc8',
    500: '#9e27b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e27b0;
$custom-light: #bf6fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e27b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.117,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51976,
    "c": 0.21591,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.11855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E27B0

secondary

#78C76C

accent

#E74157

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E27B0

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

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