#9255BD#9255BD

#9255BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.163 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9255BD
RGB	rgb(146, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(275, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(275, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.34, 44.25, -45.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.34, 63.17, 314.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1032 -0.1266)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.163 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.2861, 16.2825, 49.9977)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9255BD #80BD55

analogous

#5E55BD #9255BD #BD55B4

triadic

#9255BD #BD9255 #55BD92

tetradic

#9255BD #BD5E55 #80BD55 #55B4BD

square

#9255BD #BD5E55 #80BD55 #55B4BD

split-complementary

#9255BD #B4BD55 #55BD5E

monochromatic

#522A6D #733C99 #9255BD #AE81CE #CBADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#9255BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#9255BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9255BD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9255BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9255BD	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#356EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9255bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.163 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b587d1',
    500: '#9255bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9255bd;
$custom-light: #b587d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9255bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.192,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5647,
    "c": 0.1633,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9255BD

secondary

#B3CDA1

accent

#D45489

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9255BD

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

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