#9855BE#9855BE

#9855BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.167 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855BE
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.12, 46.05, -44.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.12, 63.96, 316.06°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% 0.1108 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.167 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4900, 16.8907, 50.6227)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9855BE #7BBE55

analogous

#6455BE #9855BE #BE55B0

triadic

#9855BE #BE9855 #55BE98

tetradic

#9855BE #BE6455 #7BBE55 #55B0BE

square

#9855BE #BE6455 #7BBE55 #55B0BE

split-complementary

#9855BE #B0BE55 #55BE64

monochromatic

#562A6E #783B9B #9855BE #B381CF #CEAEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#9855BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#9855BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855BE

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855BE	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#376FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E74BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.167 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988d2',
    500: '#9855be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9855be;
$custom-light: #b988d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.286,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5722,
    "c": 0.16656,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855BE

secondary

#B1CEA1

accent

#D45382

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855BE

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

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