#9856CE#9856CE

#9856CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.183 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856CE
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 49.16, -51.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 71.44, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% 0.1101 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.183 307)
XYZ	xyz(27.4150, 17.7875, 60.3696)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856CE #8CCE56

analogous

#5C56CE #9856CE #CE56C8

triadic

#9856CE #CE9856 #56CE98

tetradic

#9856CE #CE5C56 #8CCE56 #56C8CE

square

#9856CE #CE5C56 #8CCE56 #56C8CE

split-complementary

#9856CE #C8CE56 #56CE5C

monochromatic

#592683 #7A34B3 #9856CE #B585DC #D2B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#9856CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#9856CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856CE

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856CE	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2673D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4276CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.183 307.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58333,
    "c": 0.18293,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.17787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856CE

secondary

#BDD8A8

accent

#DE498C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856CE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →