Material Purple 500 #9C27B0

Material Design Palette

Copy-ready color values

HEX#9C27B0

RGBrgb(156, 39, 176)

HSLhsl(291, 64%, 42%)

HSVhsv(291, 78%, 69%)

CMYK approx.cmyk(11, 78, 0, 31)

Color value table

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	`#9C27B0`
RGB	`rgb(156, 39, 176)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 64%, 42%)`
HSV	`hsv(291, 78%, 69%)`
CMYK approx.	`cmyk(11, 78, 0, 31)`
CSS keyword	`material-purple-500`

Contrast and classification

DarkLightness6.30:1Contrast with white3.33:1Contrast with blackPurple / BlueColor family

Shade and tint preview

White 10%
#A63DB8

White 30%
#BA68C8

White 70%
#E1BEE7

White 90%
#F5E9F7

Black 10%
#8C239E

Black 30%
#6D1B7B

Black 70%
#2F0C35

Black 90%
#100412

Harmony palettes

Complementary

#63D84F

#88E179

Analogous

#8E27AE

#9C37A0

Triadic

#27B09C

#B09C27

Split complementary

#7FDF6F

#51B141

Using Material Purple 500

Material Purple 500 works best when it is chosen with contrast, surrounding colors, and interface state in mind. Use the HEX value for static CSS, RGB when you need channel-level control, and HSL when adjusting lightness or saturation for hover states. The CMYK value is an approximate screen-to-print conversion, so print workflows should still rely on calibrated design software or a printer profile.

CSS, SCSS, and Tailwind examples

:root {
  --color-material-purple-500: #9c27b0;
}

.button-primary {
  background: var(--color-material-purple-500);
  color: #ffffff;
}

$material-purple-500: #9c27b0;

// Tailwind arbitrary value
class="bg-[#9c27b0] text-white"