#9856DC#9856DC

#9856DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.199 H 303.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856DC
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(270, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.09, 52.46, -58.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.09, 78.52, 311.91°)
OKLab	oklab(59.23% 0.1098 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(59.23% 0.199 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.1920, 18.4983, 69.7289)
Luminance	0.1850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856DC #9ADC56

analogous

#5657DC #9856DC #DB56DC

triadic

#9856DC #DC9856 #56DC98

tetradic

#9856DC #DC5657 #9ADC56 #56DCDB

square

#9856DC #DC5657 #9ADC56 #56DCDB

split-complementary

#9856DC #DCDB56 #57DC56

monochromatic

#5B2098 #792ACB #9856DC #B789E6 #D6BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#9856DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#9856DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9856DC

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9856DC	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3277D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B7291

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.199 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba89e8',
    500: '#9856dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856dc;
$custom-light: #ba89e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.552,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59233,
    "c": 0.19863,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856DC

secondary

#C7E1AD

accent

#E93F95

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856DC

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

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