#9851BF#9851BF

#9851BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.174 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9851BF
RGB	rgb(152, 81, 191)
HSL	hsl(279, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 57.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, 48.36, -46.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 66.82, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.1162 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.174 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2936, 16.3224, 51.0982)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9851BF #78BF51

analogous

#6151BF #9851BF #BF51AF

triadic

#9851BF #BF9851 #51BF98

tetradic

#9851BF #BF6151 #78BF51 #51AFBF

square

#9851BF #BF6151 #78BF51 #51AFBF

split-complementary

#9851BF #AFBF51 #51BF61

monochromatic

#55286D #78399A #9851BF #B27ECF #CDAAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#9851BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#9851BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9851BF

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9851BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9851BF	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4972BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9851bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 81, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.174 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b985d3',
    500: '#9851bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9851bf;
$custom-light: #b985d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9851bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.727,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56705,
    "c": 0.17388,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9851BF

secondary

#AFCE9E

accent

#D65281

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9851BF

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

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