#9856BF#9856BF

#9856BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.166 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856BF
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.38, 45.75, -44.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.38, 63.86, 315.75°)
OKLab	oklab(57.43% 0.1096 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(57.43% 0.166 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.6789, 17.0931, 51.2267)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9856BF #7DBF56

analogous

#6456BF #9856BF #BF56B2

triadic

#9856BF #BF9856 #56BF98

tetradic

#9856BF #BF6456 #7DBF56 #56B2BF

square

#9856BF #BF6456 #7DBF56 #56B2BF

split-complementary

#9856BF #B2BF56 #56BF64

monochromatic

#562A70 #783B9D #9856BF #B382D0 #CEAFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#9856BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#9856BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856BF

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856BF	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3870C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E74BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.166 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988d3',
    500: '#9856bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856bf;
$custom-light: #b988d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57425,
    "c": 0.16611,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856BF

secondary

#B3CFA2

accent

#D55383

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856BF

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

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