#9855BC#9855BC

#9855BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.164 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855BC
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 54.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.01, 45.61, -43.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.01, 62.96, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.1% 0.1107 -0.1215)
OKLCH	oklch(57.1% 0.164 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2729, 16.8038, 49.4793)
Luminance	0.1680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9855BC #79BC55

analogous

#6455BC #9855BC #BC55AC

triadic

#9855BC #BC9855 #55BC98

tetradic

#9855BC #BC6455 #79BC55 #55ACBC

square

#9855BC #BC6455 #79BC55 #55ACBC

split-complementary

#9855BC #ACBC55 #55BC64

monochromatic

#552B6C #783C98 #9855BC #B381CD #CDADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#9855BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#9855BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855BC

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855BC	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#396EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F73B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.164 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b987d1',
    500: '#9855bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9855bc;
$custom-light: #b987d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.029,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57103,
    "c": 0.16435,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855BC

secondary

#B0CCA0

accent

#D35581

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855BC

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

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