#9857CB#9857CB

#9857CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.178 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9857CB
RGB	rgb(152, 87, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 57.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.26, 47.95, -50.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.26, 69.33, 313.76°)
OKLab	oklab(58.29% 0.1088 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(58.29% 0.178 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1344, 17.8039, 58.4954)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9857CB #8ACB57

analogous

#5E57CB #9857CB #CB57C4

triadic

#9857CB #CB9857 #57CB98

tetradic

#9857CB #CB5E57 #8ACB57 #57C4CB

square

#9857CB #CB5E57 #8ACB57 #57C4CB

split-complementary

#9857CB #C4CB57 #57CB5E

monochromatic

#592880 #7A36AF #9857CB #B586D9 #D1B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#9857CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#9857CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9857CB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9857CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9857CB	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D73CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9857cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 87, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.178 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b989db',
    500: '#9857cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9857cb;
$custom-light: #b989db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9857cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.621,
    "s": 52.727,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58291,
    "c": 0.17806,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9857CB

secondary

#BCD7A7

accent

#DC4C8B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9857CB

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

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