#9855BB#9855BB

#9855BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.163 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855BB
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.96, 45.39, -42.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.96, 62.45, 316.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.05% 0.1107 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(57.05% 0.163 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.1655, 16.7609, 48.9136)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9855BB #78BB55

analogous

#6555BB #9855BB #BB55AB

triadic

#9855BB #BB9855 #55BB98

tetradic

#9855BB #BB6555 #78BB55 #55ABBB

square

#9855BB #BB6555 #78BB55 #55ABBB

split-complementary

#9855BB #ABBB55 #55BB65

monochromatic

#552B6B #783C97 #9855BB #B281CC #CDACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#9855BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#9855BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855BB

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855BB	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A6EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5073B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.163 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b987d0',
    500: '#9855bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9855bb;
$custom-light: #b987d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.412,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57045,
    "c": 0.16324,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855BB

secondary

#AFCCA0

accent

#D35580

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855BB

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

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