#9855BF#9855BF

#9855BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.168 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855BF
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 55.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.18, 46.27, -44.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.18, 64.46, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% 0.1109 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.168 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.5997, 16.9345, 51.2002)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9855BF #7CBF55

analogous

#6355BF #9855BF #BF55B1

triadic

#9855BF #BF9855 #55BF98

tetradic

#9855BF #BF6355 #7CBF55 #55B1BF

square

#9855BF #BF6355 #7CBF55 #55B1BF

split-complementary

#9855BF #B1BF55 #55BF63

monochromatic

#562A70 #783B9C #9855BF #B381D0 #CEAEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#9855BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#9855BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855BF

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855BF	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#366FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D74BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.168 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988d3',
    500: '#9855bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9855bf;
$custom-light: #b988d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.925,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57278,
    "c": 0.16768,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855BF

secondary

#B2CEA1

accent

#D55383

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120B14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855BF

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

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