#9857BF#9857BF

#9857BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.165 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9857BF
RGB	rgb(152, 87, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 45%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 54%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 45.22, -44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 63.26, 315.63°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.1082 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.165 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7593, 17.2539, 51.2535)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9857BF #7EBF57

analogous

#6457BF #9857BF #BF57B2

triadic

#9857BF #BF9857 #57BF98

tetradic

#9857BF #BF6457 #7EBF57 #57B2BF

square

#9857BF #BF6457 #7EBF57 #57B2BF

split-complementary

#9857BF #B2BF57 #57BF64

monochromatic

#572B71 #793C9D #9857BF #B383D0 #CEB0E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#9857BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#9857BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9857BF

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9857BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9857BF	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3970C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F75BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9857bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 87, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.165 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b989d3',
    500: '#9857bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9857bf;
$custom-light: #b989d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9857bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 44.828,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57573,
    "c": 0.16453,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9857BF

secondary

#B3CFA3

accent

#D55384

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9857BF

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

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