#9856CC#9856CC

#9856CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.181 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856CC
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.12, 48.70, -50.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.12, 70.42, 313.75°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% 0.1101 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.181 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1735, 17.6909, 59.0982)
Luminance	0.1769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856CC #8ACC56

analogous

#5D56CC #9856CC #CC56C5

triadic

#9856CC #CC9856 #56CC98

tetradic

#9856CC #CC5D56 #8ACC56 #56C5CC

square

#9856CC #CC5D56 #8ACC56 #56C5CC

split-complementary

#9856CC #C5CC56 #56CC5D

monochromatic

#592781 #7A35B0 #9856CC #B585DA #D1B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#9856CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#9856CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856CC

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856CC	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2972D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4475C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.181 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988dc',
    500: '#9856cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856cc;
$custom-light: #b988dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.559,
    "s": 53.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58209,
    "c": 0.18068,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856CC

secondary

#BCD7A7

accent

#DD4B8B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856CC

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

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