#9855DB#9855DB
#9855DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.199 H 303.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9855DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 85, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 65%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.6%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.84, 52.73, -58.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.84, 78.59, 312.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.03% 0.1111 -0.165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.03% 0.199 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9807, 18.2870, 69.0071) |
| Luminance | 0.1829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.58
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.62
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.49
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.43
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.32
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9855DB #98DB55
analogous
#5555DB #9855DB #DB55DB
triadic
#9855DB #DB9855 #55DB98
tetradic
#9855DB #DB5555 #98DB55 #55DBDB
square
#9855DB #DB5555 #98DB55 #55DBDB
split-complementary
#9855DB #DBDB55 #55DB55
monochromatic
#5B2096 #792AC8 #9855DB #B788E6 #D5BAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#9855DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#9855DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9855DB
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9855DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9855DB | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0075DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3276D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C7190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9855db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 85, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.199 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba88e7',
500: '#9855db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9855db; $custom-light: #ba88e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9855db",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 85,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 65.049,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59029,
"c": 0.19891,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.18287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9855DB
secondary
#C6E0AC
accent
#E84094
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F7F0FC
border
#D0CBD5
text
#120C16
muted
#817D84