#9255CB#9255CB

#9255CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.179 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9255CB
RGB	rgb(146, 85, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 58.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 47.53, -51.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 70.35, 312.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% 0.1036 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.179 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.8797, 16.9200, 58.3908)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9255CB #8ECB55

analogous

#5755CB #9255CB #CB55C9

triadic

#9255CB #CB9255 #55CB92

tetradic

#9255CB #CB5755 #8ECB55 #55C9CB

square

#9255CB #CB5755 #8ECB55 #55C9CB

split-complementary

#9255CB #C9CB55 #55CB57

monochromatic

#54277F #7335AE #9255CB #B084D9 #CEB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#9255CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#9255CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9255CB

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9255CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9255CB	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2371CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E73C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9255cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 85, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.179 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b587db',
    500: '#9255cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9255cb;
$custom-light: #b587db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9255cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.017,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57332,
    "c": 0.17937,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9255CB

secondary

#BDD6A6

accent

#DD4B91

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9255CB

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

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