#9855CF#9855CF

#9855CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.186 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9855CF
RGB	rgb(152, 85, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 49.91, -52.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 72.52, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.25% 0.1113 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(58.25% 0.186 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.4575, 17.6777, 60.9850)
Luminance	0.1768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9855CF #8CCF55

analogous

#5B55CF #9855CF #CF55C9

triadic

#9855CF #CF9855 #55CF98

tetradic

#9855CF #CF5B55 #8CCF55 #55C9CF

square

#9855CF #CF5B55 #8CCF55 #55C9CF

split-complementary

#9855CF #C9CF55 #55CF5B

monochromatic

#592584 #7A33B4 #9855CF #B585DC #D2B4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#9855CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#9855CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9855CF

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9855CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9855CF	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2272D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4075CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9855cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.186 306.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9855cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.951,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58254,
    "c": 0.18553,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9855CF

secondary

#BDD9A7

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9855CF

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

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