#9857C8#9857C8
#9857C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.175 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9857C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 87, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 56.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.08, 47.26, -48.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.08, 67.81, 314.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.11% 0.1087 -0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.11% 0.175 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7803, 17.6623, 56.6308) |
| Luminance | 0.1766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.89
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 3.77
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.73
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.98
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.53
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9857C8 #87C857
analogous
#6057C8 #9857C8 #C857C0
triadic
#9857C8 #C89857 #57C898
tetradic
#9857C8 #C86057 #87C857 #57C0C8
square
#9857C8 #C86057 #87C857 #57C0C8
split-complementary
#9857C8 #C0C857 #57C860
monochromatic
#59297C #7A38AA #9857C8 #B485D7 #D1B3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#9857C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#9857C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9857C8
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9857C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9857C8 | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3072CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4875C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#916C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9857c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 87, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.175 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b989d9',
500: '#9857c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9857c8; $custom-light: #b989d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9857c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 87,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.513,
"s": 50.673,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58108,
"c": 0.17466,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.17662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9857C8
secondary
#BAD5A6
accent
#DA4E89
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#120C15
muted
#817D83