#9857BD#9857BD

#9857BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.162 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9857BD
RGB	rgb(152, 87, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 54%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 44.77, -43.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 62.25, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.1081 -0.121)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.162 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.5408, 17.1665, 50.1023)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9857BD #7CBD57

analogous

#6557BD #9857BD #BD57AF

triadic

#9857BD #BD9857 #57BD98

tetradic

#9857BD #BD6557 #7CBD57 #57AFBD

square

#9857BD #BD6557 #7CBD57 #57AFBD

split-complementary

#9857BD #AFBD57 #57BD65

monochromatic

#562B6E #783D9A #9857BD #B383CE #CEAFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#9857BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#9857BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9857BD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9857BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9857BD	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B70C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5174BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9857bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 87, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.162 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b989d1',
    500: '#9857bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9857bd;
$custom-light: #b989d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9857bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.235,
    "s": 43.59,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57457,
    "c": 0.16228,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9857BD

secondary

#B2CEA2

accent

#D35482

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9857BD

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

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