#9859BF#9859BF
#9859BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.161 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9859BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 89, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.99, 44.15, -43.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.99, 62.04, 315.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.87% 0.1055 -0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.87% 0.161 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9235, 17.5823, 51.3082) |
| Luminance | 0.1758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 1.84
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 2.75
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.18
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.27
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.47
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9859BF #80BF59
analogous
#6559BF #9859BF #BF59B3
triadic
#9859BF #BF9859 #59BF98
tetradic
#9859BF #BF6559 #80BF59 #59B3BF
square
#9859BF #BF6559 #80BF59 #59B3BF
split-complementary
#9859BF #B3BF59 #59BF65
monochromatic
#572C72 #793D9E #9859BF #B385D0 #CFB1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#9859BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#9859BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9859BF
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9859BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9859BF | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D71C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5176BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#936A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9859bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 89, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.161 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b98ad3',
500: '#9859bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9859bf; $custom-light: #b98ad3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9859bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 89,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.059,
"s": 44.348,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57873,
"c": 0.16134,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.17582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9859BF
secondary
#B5CFA4
accent
#D45485
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#120C14
muted
#817D83