#9850BF#9850BF

#9850BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.175 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9850BF
RGB	rgb(152, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(279, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.20, 48.87, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.20, 67.41, 316.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.1175 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.175 312)
XYZ	xyz(25.2198, 16.1749, 51.0736)
Luminance	0.1617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9850BF #77BF50

analogous

#6050BF #9850BF #BF50AE

triadic

#9850BF #BF9850 #50BF98

tetradic

#9850BF #BF6050 #77BF50 #50AEBF

square

#9850BF #BF6050 #77BF50 #50AEBF

split-complementary

#9850BF #AEBF50 #50BF60

monochromatic

#55286D #77389A #9850BF #B27DCF #CDAAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#9850BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#9850BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9850BF

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9850BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9850BF	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9850bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.175 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b984d3',
    500: '#9850bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9850bf;
$custom-light: #b984d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9850bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.919,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56565,
    "c": 0.17541,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.16174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9850BF

secondary

#AECD9D

accent

#D65280

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9850BF

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

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