#9855BD#9855BD

#9855BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.165 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855BD
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.07, 45.83, -43.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.07, 63.46, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(57.16% 0.1108 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(57.16% 0.165 312)
XYZ	xyz(25.3811, 16.8471, 50.0490)
Luminance	0.1685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9855BD #7ABD55

analogous

#6455BD #9855BD #BD55AE

triadic

#9855BD #BD9855 #55BD98

tetradic

#9855BD #BD6455 #7ABD55 #55AEBD

square

#9855BD #BD6455 #7ABD55 #55AEBD

split-complementary

#9855BD #AEBD55 #55BD64

monochromatic

#552A6D #783C99 #9855BD #B381CE #CDADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#9855BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#9855BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855BD

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855BD	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#386FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F74BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.165 312.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.654,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57161,
    "c": 0.16546,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.16847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855BD

secondary

#B0CDA1

accent

#D45481

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855BD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →