#9556EB#9556EB

#9556EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.215 H 299.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9556EB
RGB	rgb(149, 86, 235)
HSL	hsl(265, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(265, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.74, 55.45, -65.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.74, 86.11, 310.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.94% 0.105 -0.1875)
OKLCH	oklch(59.94% 0.215 299.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.7139, 19.0430, 80.6387)
Luminance	0.1904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9556EB #ACEB56

analogous

#5661EB #9556EB #DF56EB

triadic

#9556EB #EB9556 #56EB95

tetradic

#9556EB #EB5661 #ACEB56 #56EBDF

square

#9556EB #EB5661 #ACEB56 #56EBDF

split-complementary

#9556EB #EBDF56 #61EB56

monochromatic

#5715B2 #731FE5 #9556EB #B78DF1 #DAC3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#9556EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#9556EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9556EB

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9556EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9556EB	1.00	4.37	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0079F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0478E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9556eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 86, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.215 299.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba89f2',
    500: '#9556eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9556eb;
$custom-light: #ba89f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9556eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.369,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59935,
    "c": 0.21489,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9556EB

secondary

#D3E9B4

accent

#DB0A83

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9556EB

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

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