#9955CD#9955CD

#9955CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.184 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9955CD
RGB	rgb(153, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 49.70, -51.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 71.54, 314.00°)
OKLab	oklab(58.24% 0.1126 -0.145)
OKLCH	oklch(58.24% 0.184 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.4026, 17.6774, 59.7143)
Luminance	0.1768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9955CD #89CD55

analogous

#5D55CD #9955CD #CD55C5

triadic

#9955CD #CD9955 #55CD99

tetradic

#9955CD #CD5D55 #89CD55 #55C5CD

square

#9955CD #CD5D55 #89CD55 #55C5CD

split-complementary

#9955CD #C5CD55 #55CD5D

monochromatic

#5A2682 #7B34B1 #9955CD #B584DB #D2B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#9955CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#9955CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9955CD

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9955CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9955CD	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2672D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4375CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9955cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.184 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba88dd',
    500: '#9955cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9955cd;
$custom-light: #ba88dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9955cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58242,
    "c": 0.18359,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9955CD

secondary

#BCD7A6

accent

#DE4A8A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9955CD

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

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