#9956CC#9956CC

#9956CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.181 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9956CC
RGB	rgb(153, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 48.95, -50.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 70.45, 314.01°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% 0.1113 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.181 308)
XYZ	xyz(27.3615, 17.7879, 59.1070)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9956CC #89CC56

analogous

#5E56CC #9956CC #CC56C4

triadic

#9956CC #CC9956 #56CC99

tetradic

#9956CC #CC5E56 #89CC56 #56C4CC

square

#9956CC #CC5E56 #89CC56 #56C4CC

split-complementary

#9956CC #C4CC56 #56CC5E

monochromatic

#5A2781 #7B35B0 #9956CC #B585DA #D2B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#9956CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#9956CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9956CC

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9956CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9956CC	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A72D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4576C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9956cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.181 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba88dc',
    500: '#9956cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9956cc;
$custom-light: #ba88dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9956cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.068,
    "s": 53.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58322,
    "c": 0.18098,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.17788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9956CC

secondary

#BCD7A7

accent

#DD4B8A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9956CC

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

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