#9851BC#9851BC

#9851BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.171 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9851BC
RGB	rgb(152, 81, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 47.70, -44.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 65.33, 316.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.116 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.171 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9669, 16.1917, 49.3773)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9851BC #75BC51

analogous

#6251BC #9851BC #BC51AA

triadic

#9851BC #BC9851 #51BC98

tetradic

#9851BC #BC6251 #75BC51 #51AABC

square

#9851BC #BC6251 #75BC51 #51AABC

split-complementary

#9851BC #AABC51 #51BC62

monochromatic

#54296A #773A96 #9851BC #B27DCD #CCA9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#9851BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#9851BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9851BC

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9851BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9851BC	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94647F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9851bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 81, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.171 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b985d1',
    500: '#9851bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9851bc;
$custom-light: #b985d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9851bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.813,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56526,
    "c": 0.17062,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9851BC

secondary

#ADCC9D

accent

#D4547F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9851BC

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

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