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#9C27B0 Material Purple 500
#9C27B0 is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 15.3% green, and 69% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 64% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9C27B0 as they’d see it.
#9C27B0 in use
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Questions about #9C27B0
What color is #9C27B0?
#9C27B0 is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 15.3% green, and 69% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 64% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9C27B0 in RGB?
#9C27B0 is rgb(156, 39, 176): 156 red, 39 green, and 176 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9C27B0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 78, 0, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9C27B0?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9C27B0?
Its complement #147007 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.