#9856BB#9856BB

#9856BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.162 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856BB
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 44.86, -42.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 61.85, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.1093 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.162 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.2448, 16.9194, 48.9400)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856BB #79BB56

analogous

#6556BB #9856BB #BB56AB

triadic

#9856BB #BB9856 #56BB98

tetradic

#9856BB #BB6556 #79BB56 #56ABBB

square

#9856BB #BB6556 #79BB56 #56ABBB

split-complementary

#9856BB #ABBB56 #56BB65

monochromatic

#552B6B #783D97 #9856BB #B382CD #CDADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#9856BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#9856BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856BB

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856BB	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5174B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.162 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988d0',
    500: '#9856bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856bb;
$custom-light: #b988d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.208,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57193,
    "c": 0.16164,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856BB

secondary

#B0CCA1

accent

#D25581

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856BB

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

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