#9E27BA#9E27BA

#9E27BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.224 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E27BA
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 186)
HSL	hsl(289, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(289, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 79%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 66.22, -52.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 84.43, 321.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1688 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.224 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.6878, 12.2665, 47.5648)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E27BA #43BA27

analogous

#5427BA #9E27BA #BA278D

triadic

#9E27BA #BA9E27 #27BA9E

tetradic

#9E27BA #BA5427 #43BA27 #278DBA

square

#9E27BA #BA5427 #43BA27 #278DBA

split-complementary

#9E27BA #8DBA27 #27BA54

monochromatic

#481255 #731C87 #9E27BA #BC46D8 #CF79E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#9E27BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#9E27BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E27BA

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E27BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E27BA	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3166B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e27ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.224 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf70cf',
    500: '#9e27ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e27ba;
$custom-light: #bf70cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e27ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.571,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52643,
    "c": 0.22404,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E27BA

secondary

#83CB72

accent

#E84060

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF9

border

#D1C8D2

text

#130814

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E27BA

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