#9255B2#9255B2

#9255B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.151 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9255B2
RGB	rgb(146, 85, 178)
HSL	hsl(279, 38%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 52%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 52.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 41.76, -39.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 57.57, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.1024 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.151 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1371, 15.8229, 43.9461)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9255B2 #75B255

analogous

#6455B2 #9255B2 #B255A4

triadic

#9255B2 #B29255 #55B292

tetradic

#9255B2 #B26455 #75B255 #55A4B2

square

#9255B2 #B26455 #75B255 #55A4B2

split-complementary

#9255B2 #A4B255 #55B264

monochromatic

#4F2C61 #713F8B #9255B2 #AD7FC5 #C8A9D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#9255B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#9255B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9255B2

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9255B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9255B2	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E6CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5170B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F647B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9255b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 85, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.151 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b487c9',
    500: '#9255b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9255b2;
$custom-light: #b487c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9255b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.355,
    "s": 37.652,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55831,
    "c": 0.15073,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9255B2

secondary

#ABC69D

accent

#CE5A82

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9255B2

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

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