#9855CE#9855CE

#9855CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.184 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855CE
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 58.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.04, 49.68, -52.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.04, 72.02, 313.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.1113 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.184 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.3357, 17.6289, 60.3432)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9855CE #8BCE55

analogous

#5C55CE #9855CE #CE55C8

triadic

#9855CE #CE9855 #55CE98

tetradic

#9855CE #CE5C55 #8BCE55 #55C8CE

square

#9855CE #CE5C55 #8BCE55 #55C8CE

split-complementary

#9855CE #C8CE55 #55CE5C

monochromatic

#592683 #7A33B2 #9855CE #B585DC #D2B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#9855CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#9855CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855CE

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855CE	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2372D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4175CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.184 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba88de',
    500: '#9855ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9855ce;
$custom-light: #ba88de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.223,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58191,
    "c": 0.18441,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855CE

secondary

#BDD8A7

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855CE

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

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