#9856CD#9856CD

#9856CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.182 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856CD
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 48.93, -51.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 70.93, 313.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% 0.1101 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.182 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.2939, 17.7391, 59.7319)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856CD #8BCD56

analogous

#5C56CD #9856CD #CD56C7

triadic

#9856CD #CD9856 #56CD98

tetradic

#9856CD #CD5C56 #8BCD56 #56C7CD

square

#9856CD #CD5C56 #8BCD56 #56C7CD

split-complementary

#9856CD #C7CD56 #56CD5C

monochromatic

#592682 #7A34B1 #9856CD #B585DB #D2B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#9856CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#9856CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856CD

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856CD	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2772D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4375CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.182 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba88dd',
    500: '#9856cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856cd;
$custom-light: #ba88dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.277,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58271,
    "c": 0.18181,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856CD

secondary

#BDD8A7

accent

#DE4A8C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856CD

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

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