#9856CF#9856CF

#9856CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.184 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856CF
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 49.40, -52.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 71.94, 313.36°)
OKLab	oklab(58.4% 0.1101 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(58.4% 0.184 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.5368, 17.8363, 61.0115)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856CF #8DCF56

analogous

#5B56CF #9856CF #CF56CA

triadic

#9856CF #CF9856 #56CF98

tetradic

#9856CF #CF5B56 #8DCF56 #56CACF

square

#9856CF #CF5B56 #8DCF56 #56CACF

split-complementary

#9856CF #CACF56 #56CF5B

monochromatic

#5A2685 #7A33B5 #9856CF #B586DD #D2B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#9856CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#9856CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9856CF

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9856CF	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2473D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4176CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.184 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba88de',
    500: '#9856cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856cf;
$custom-light: #ba88de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 55.76,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58396,
    "c": 0.18405,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856CF

secondary

#BED9A8

accent

#DF498D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856CF

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

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