#9956BC#9956BC

#9956BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.163 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9956BC
RGB	rgb(153, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, 45.35, -42.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 62.41, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% 0.1106 -0.1199)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.163 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5402, 17.0593, 49.5146)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9956BC #79BC56

analogous

#6656BC #9956BC #BC56AC

triadic

#9956BC #BC9956 #56BC99

tetradic

#9956BC #BC6656 #79BC56 #56ACBC

square

#9956BC #BC6656 #79BC56 #56ACBC

split-complementary

#9956BC #ACBC56 #56BC66

monochromatic

#562B6D #793C98 #9956BC #B382CD #CEAEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#9956BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#9956BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9956BC

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9956BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9956BC	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5174B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9956bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.163 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b988d0',
    500: '#9956bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9956bc;
$custom-light: #b988d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9956bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.412,
    "s": 43.22,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57367,
    "c": 0.16315,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9956BC

secondary

#B0CDA1

accent

#D35580

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9956BC

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

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