#9255AE#9255AE

#9255AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.146 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9255AE
RGB	rgb(146, 85, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 51.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 40.87, -37.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 55.55, 317.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1019 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.146 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7413, 15.6646, 41.8618)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9255AE #71AE55

analogous

#6555AE #9255AE #AE559D

triadic

#9255AE #AE9255 #55AE92

tetradic

#9255AE #AE6555 #71AE55 #559DAE

square

#9255AE #AE6555 #71AE55 #559DAE

split-complementary

#9255AE #9DAE55 #55AE65

monochromatic

#4D2C5D #704086 #9255AE #AD7EC2 #C7A8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#9255AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#9255AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9255AE

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9255AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9255AE	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9255ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 85, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.146 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b487c6',
    500: '#9255ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9255ae;
$custom-light: #b487c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9255ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.124,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55608,
    "c": 0.14619,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9255AE

secondary

#A8C39C

accent

#CB5C7F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9255AE

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

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