#9857BB#9857BB

#9857BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.160 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9857BB
RGB	rgb(152, 87, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 53%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 53.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 44.32, -42.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 61.24, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(57.34% 0.1079 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(57.34% 0.16 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3252, 17.0802, 48.9668)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9857BB #7ABB57

analogous

#6657BB #9857BB #BB57AC

triadic

#9857BB #BB9857 #57BB98

tetradic

#9857BB #BB6657 #7ABB57 #57ACBB

square

#9857BB #BB6657 #7ABB57 #57ACBB

split-complementary

#9857BB #ACBB57 #57BB66

monochromatic

#552C6C #783D97 #9857BB #B383CD #CDAEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#9857BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#9857BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9857BB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9857BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9857BB	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D6FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5274B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9857bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 87, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.160 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b989d0',
    500: '#9857bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9857bb;
$custom-light: #b989d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9857bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57342,
    "c": 0.16004,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9857BB

secondary

#B0CCA2

accent

#D25681

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9857BB

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

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