#8255BB#8255BB

#8255BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.157 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8255BB
RGB	rgb(130, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(266, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(266, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 39.62, -47.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 61.57, 310.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.0825 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.157 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4220, 14.8306, 48.7381)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8255BB #8EBB55

analogous

#555BBB #8255BB #B555BB

triadic

#8255BB #BB8255 #55BB82

tetradic

#8255BB #BB555B #8EBB55 #55BBB5

square

#8255BB #BB555B #8EBB55 #55BBB5

split-complementary

#8255BB #BBB555 #5BBB55

monochromatic

#472B6B #643C97 #8255BB #A281CC #C2ACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8255BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8255BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8255BB

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8255BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8255BB	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#776980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8255bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.157 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a986d0',
    500: '#8255bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8255bb;
$custom-light: #a986d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8255bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.471,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54592,
    "c": 0.15651,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8255BB

secondary

#B8CCA0

accent

#D3559B

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#100B14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8255BB

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

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