#8256CE#8256CE

#8256CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.178 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8256CE
RGB	rgb(130, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(262, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(262, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 43.95, -55.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 71.10, 308.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.0815 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.178 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6715, 15.8573, 60.1942)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8256CE #A2CE56

analogous

#5666CE #8256CE #BE56CE

triadic

#8256CE #CE8256 #56CE82

tetradic

#8256CE #CE5666 #A2CE56 #56CEBE

square

#8256CE #CE5666 #A2CE56 #56CEBE

split-complementary

#8256CE #CEBE56 #66CE56

monochromatic

#482683 #6234B3 #8256CE #A585DC #C8B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8256CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#8256CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8256CE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8256CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8256CE	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#116FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#706F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8256ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.178 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab87de',
    500: '#8256ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8256ce;
$custom-light: #ab87de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8256ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55987,
    "c": 0.17844,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8256CE

secondary

#C6D8A8

accent

#DE49A8

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#100B15

muted

#7F7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8256CE

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

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