#9856CA#9856CA

#9856CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.178 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856CA
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(274, 57%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 57.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 48.24, -49.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 69.41, 314.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.09% 0.11 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(58.09% 0.178 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.9352, 17.5956, 57.8430)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856CA #88CA56

analogous

#5E56CA #9856CA #CA56C2

triadic

#9856CA #CA9856 #56CA98

tetradic

#9856CA #CA5E56 #88CA56 #56C2CA

square

#9856CA #CA5E56 #88CA56 #56C2CA

split-complementary

#9856CA #C2CA56 #56CA5E

monochromatic

#59287E #7A36AD #9856CA #B485D9 #D1B3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#9856CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#9856CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856CA

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856CA	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C72CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4675C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.178 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988db',
    500: '#9856ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856ca;
$custom-light: #b988db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.138,
    "s": 52.252,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58085,
    "c": 0.17844,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856CA

secondary

#BBD6A6

accent

#DC4C8A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856CA

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

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