#9856BE#9856BE

#9856BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.165 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856BE
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, 45.52, -44.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 63.36, 315.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% 0.1095 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.165 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.5693, 17.0492, 50.6491)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856BE #7CBE56

analogous

#6456BE #9856BE #BE56B0

triadic

#9856BE #BE9856 #56BE98

tetradic

#9856BE #BE6456 #7CBE56 #56B0BE

square

#9856BE #BE6456 #7CBE56 #56B0BE

split-complementary

#9856BE #B0BE56 #56BE64

monochromatic

#562B6F #783C9B #9856BE #B382CF #CEAEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#9856BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#9856BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856BE

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856BE	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#396FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F74BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.165 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988d2',
    500: '#9856be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856be;
$custom-light: #b988d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.077,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57367,
    "c": 0.16499,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856BE

secondary

#B2CEA2

accent

#D45483

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856BE

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

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