#9856CB#9856CB

#9856CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.180 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856CB
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.06, 48.47, -50.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.06, 69.92, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.11 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.18 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0540, 17.6431, 58.4686)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856CB #89CB56

analogous

#5E56CB #9856CB #CB56C4

triadic

#9856CB #CB9856 #56CB98

tetradic

#9856CB #CB5E56 #89CB56 #56C4CB

square

#9856CB #CB5E56 #89CB56 #56C4CB

split-complementary

#9856CB #C4CB56 #56CB5E

monochromatic

#59277F #7A36AE #9856CB #B585D9 #D1B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#9856CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#9856CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856CB

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856CB	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A72CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4575C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.180 307.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.846,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58147,
    "c": 0.17956,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856CB

secondary

#BBD6A6

accent

#DC4B8B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856CB

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

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