#9856DB#9856DB

#9856DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.198 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856DB
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(270, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.03, 52.22, -57.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.03, 78.02, 312.01°)
OKLab	oklab(59.17% 0.1099 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(59.17% 0.198 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.0600, 18.4455, 69.0335)
Luminance	0.1845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856DB #99DB56

analogous

#5657DB #9856DB #DA56DB

triadic

#9856DB #DB9856 #56DB98

tetradic

#9856DB #DB5657 #99DB56 #56DBDA

square

#9856DB #DB5657 #99DB56 #56DBDA

split-complementary

#9856DB #DBDA56 #57DB56

monochromatic

#5B2097 #792BC9 #9856DB #B788E6 #D5BBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.48

#9856DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.69

#9856DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9856DB

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9856DB	1.00	4.48	4.69	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0275DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3477D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7191

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.198 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba89e7',
    500: '#9856db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856db;
$custom-light: #ba89e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.774,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59167,
    "c": 0.19752,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856DB

secondary

#C7E0AD

accent

#E84095

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856DB

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

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