#9855AE#9855AE

#9855AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.149 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855AE
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 42.58, -36.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 56.01, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1094 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.149 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8363, 16.2292, 41.9131)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9855AE #6BAE55

analogous

#6B55AE #9855AE #AE5597

triadic

#9855AE #AE9855 #55AE98

tetradic

#9855AE #AE6B55 #6BAE55 #5597AE

square

#9855AE #AE6B55 #6BAE55 #5597AE

split-complementary

#9855AE #97AE55 #55AE6B

monochromatic

#512C5D #754086 #9855AE #B17EC2 #CAA8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#9855AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#9855AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855AE

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855AE	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5872AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.149 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b887c6',
    500: '#9855ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9855ae;
$custom-light: #b887c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.169,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56319,
    "c": 0.14897,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855AE

secondary

#A5C39C

accent

#CB5C78

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#120B13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855AE

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

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