#9856DF#9856DF

#9856DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.202 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9856DF
RGB	rgb(152, 86, 223)
HSL	hsl(269, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(269, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 61.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.29, 53.17, -59.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.29, 80.04, 311.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% 0.1097 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.202 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.5929, 18.6587, 71.8402)
Luminance	0.1866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9856DF #9DDF56

analogous

#5658DF #9856DF #DC56DF

triadic

#9856DF #DF9856 #56DF98

tetradic

#9856DF #DF5658 #9DDF56 #56DFDC

square

#9856DF #DF5658 #9DDF56 #56DFDC

split-complementary

#9856DF #DFDC56 #58DF56

monochromatic

#5B1E9D #7927D0 #9856DF #B789E9 #D7BDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#9856DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#9856DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9856DF

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9856DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9856DF	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E77DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A7393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9856df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 86, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.202 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb89ea',
    500: '#9856df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9856df;
$custom-light: #bb89ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9856df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.905,
    "s": 68.159,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59432,
    "c": 0.20198,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9856DF

secondary

#C9E2AE

accent

#D01576

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9856DF

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

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