#9956CE#9956CE

#9956CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.183 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9956CE
RGB	rgb(153, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 49.41, -51.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 71.46, 313.74°)
OKLab	oklab(58.45% 0.1113 -0.1455)
OKLCH	oklch(58.45% 0.183 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.6030, 17.8844, 60.3785)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9956CE #8BCE56

analogous

#5D56CE #9956CE #CE56C7

triadic

#9956CE #CE9956 #56CE99

tetradic

#9956CE #CE5D56 #8BCE56 #56C7CE

square

#9956CE #CE5D56 #8BCE56 #56C7CE

split-complementary

#9956CE #C7CE56 #56CE5D

monochromatic

#5A2683 #7B34B3 #9956CE #B685DC #D2B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#9956CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#9956CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9956CE

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9956CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9956CE	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2773D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4376CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9956ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.183 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba89dd',
    500: '#9956ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9956ce;
$custom-light: #ba89dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9956ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.5,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58446,
    "c": 0.18322,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9956CE

secondary

#BDD8A8

accent

#DE498B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9956CE

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

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