#9857CD#9857CD

#9857CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.180 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9857CD
RGB	rgb(152, 87, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(273, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 57.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 48.41, -51.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 70.34, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.41% 0.1088 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(58.41% 0.18 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.3743, 17.8999, 59.7587)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9857CD #8CCD57

analogous

#5D57CD #9857CD #CD57C7

triadic

#9857CD #CD9857 #57CD98

tetradic

#9857CD #CD5D57 #8CCD57 #57C7CD

square

#9857CD #CD5D57 #8CCD57 #57C7CD

split-complementary

#9857CD #C7CD57 #57CD5D

monochromatic

#592783 #7A35B2 #9857CD #B586DB #D2B5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#9857CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#9857CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9857CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9857CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9857CD	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A73D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4476CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9857cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 87, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.180 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b989dd',
    500: '#9857cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9857cd;
$custom-light: #b989dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9857cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.051,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58414,
    "c": 0.18031,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9857CD

secondary

#BDD8A8

accent

#DD4A8C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9857CD

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

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