#9851BE#9851BE

#9851BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.173 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9851BE
RGB	rgb(152, 81, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 57.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.34, 48.13, -45.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.34, 66.33, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.1161 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.173 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1839, 16.2786, 50.5206)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9851BE #77BE51

analogous

#6151BE #9851BE #BE51AD

triadic

#9851BE #BE9851 #51BE98

tetradic

#9851BE #BE6151 #77BE51 #51ADBE

square

#9851BE #BE6151 #77BE51 #51ADBE

split-complementary

#9851BE #ADBE51 #51BE61

monochromatic

#55286C #773999 #9851BE #B27ECF #CDAADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#9851BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#9851BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9851BE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9851BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9851BE	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F6DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A72BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9851be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 81, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.173 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b985d2',
    500: '#9851be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9851be;
$custom-light: #b985d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9851be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.083,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56645,
    "c": 0.17279,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9851BE

secondary

#AECD9E

accent

#D55380

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9851BE

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

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