#9856BC#9856BC

#9856BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.163 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856BC
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 45.08, -43.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 62.35, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% 0.1094 -0.1205)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.163 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3522, 16.9624, 49.5058)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856BC #7ABC56

analogous

#6556BC #9856BC #BC56AD

triadic

#9856BC #BC9856 #56BC98

tetradic

#9856BC #BC6556 #7ABC56 #56ADBC

square

#9856BC #BC6556 #7ABC56 #56ADBC

split-complementary

#9856BC #ADBC56 #56BC65

monochromatic

#552B6D #783C98 #9856BC #B382CD #CDAEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#9856BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#9856BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856BC

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856BC	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A6FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5074B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.163 312.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 43.22,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57251,
    "c": 0.16276,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856BC

secondary

#B0CDA1

accent

#D35581

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856BC

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

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