#9855CD#9855CD

#9855CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.183 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855CD
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.98, 49.45, -51.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.98, 71.51, 313.75°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% 0.1113 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.183 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.2146, 17.5805, 59.7055)
Luminance	0.1758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9855CD #8ACD55

analogous

#5C55CD #9855CD #CD55C6

triadic

#9855CD #CD9855 #55CD98

tetradic

#9855CD #CD5C55 #8ACD55 #55C6CD

square

#9855CD #CD5C55 #8ACD55 #55C6CD

split-complementary

#9855CD #C6CD55 #55CD5C

monochromatic

#592682 #7A34B1 #9855CD #B584DB #D1B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#9855CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#9855CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855CD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855CD	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2572D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4275CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.183 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba88dd',
    500: '#9855cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9855cd;
$custom-light: #ba88dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58129,
    "c": 0.18329,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855CD

secondary

#BCD7A6

accent

#DE4A8B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855CD

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

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