#9956CB#9956CB

#9956CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.180 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9956CB
RGB	rgb(153, 86, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 48.72, -50.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 69.95, 314.15°)
OKLab	oklab(58.26% 0.1113 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(58.26% 0.18 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.2420, 17.7401, 58.4774)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9956CB #88CB56

analogous

#5F56CB #9956CB #CB56C3

triadic

#9956CB #CB9956 #56CB99

tetradic

#9956CB #CB5F56 #88CB56 #56C3CB

square

#9956CB #CB5F56 #88CB56 #56C3CB

split-complementary

#9956CB #C3CB56 #56CB5F

monochromatic

#5A277F #7B36AE #9956CB #B585D9 #D1B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#9956CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#9956CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9956CB

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9956CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9956CB	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B72CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#926C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9956cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 86, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.180 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba88db',
    500: '#9956cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9956cb;
$custom-light: #ba88db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9956cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.359,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5826,
    "c": 0.17986,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9956CB

secondary

#BBD6A6

accent

#DC4B89

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9956CB

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

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