#9255CD#9255CD

#9255CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.182 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9255CD
RGB	rgb(146, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(271, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, 48.00, -52.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 71.38, 312.26°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.1036 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.182 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1196, 17.0159, 59.6541)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9255CD #90CD55

analogous

#5655CD #9255CD #CD55CC

triadic

#9255CD #CD9255 #55CD92

tetradic

#9255CD #CD5655 #90CD55 #55CCCD

square

#9255CD #CD5655 #90CD55 #55CCCD

split-complementary

#9255CD #CCCD55 #55CD56

monochromatic

#552682 #7334B1 #9255CD #B084DB #CFB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#9255CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#9255CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9255CD

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9255CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9255CD	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2071D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C73CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9255cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.182 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b587dd',
    500: '#9255cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9255cd;
$custom-light: #b587dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9255cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57459,
    "c": 0.18166,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9255CD

secondary

#BED7A6

accent

#DE4A93

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9255CD

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

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