#9855CC#9855CC
#9855CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.182 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9855CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 85, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.5%, 58.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.92, 49.22, -51.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.92, 71.01, 313.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.07% 0.1113 -0.1442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.07% 0.182 307.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0943, 17.5324, 59.0718) |
| Luminance | 0.1753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.67
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.18
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.45
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.37
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.45
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9855CC #89CC55
analogous
#5D55CC #9855CC #CC55C4
triadic
#9855CC #CC9855 #55CC98
tetradic
#9855CC #CC5D55 #89CC55 #55C4CC
square
#9855CC #CC5D55 #89CC55 #55C4CC
split-complementary
#9855CC #C4CC55 #55CC5D
monochromatic
#592680 #7A35AF #9855CC #B584DA #D1B3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.66
#9855CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#9855CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9855CC
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9855CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9855CC | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.51 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2672D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4375C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#906C88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9855cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.182 307.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba88dc',
500: '#9855cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9855cc; $custom-light: #ba88dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9855cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 85,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.782,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58066,
"c": 0.18218,
"h": 307.7
},
"luminance": 0.17532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9855CC
secondary
#BBD7A6
accent
#DD4B8B
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F7F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#120C15
muted
#817D83