#8356CE#8356CE

#8356CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.179 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8356CE
RGB	rgb(131, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(263, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 44.18, -55.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 71.11, 308.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.0828 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.179 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8256, 15.9368, 60.2014)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8356CE #A1CE56

analogous

#5665CE #8356CE #BF56CE

triadic

#8356CE #CE8356 #56CE83

tetradic

#8356CE #CE5665 #A1CE56 #56CEBF

square

#8356CE #CE5665 #A1CE56 #56CEBF

split-complementary

#8356CE #CEBF56 #65CE56

monochromatic

#492683 #6434B3 #8356CE #A685DC #C9B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8356CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8356CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8356CE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8356CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8356CE	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#126FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8356ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.179 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab87de',
    500: '#8356ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8356ce;
$custom-light: #ab87de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8356ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56088,
    "c": 0.17856,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8356CE

secondary

#C6D8A8

accent

#DE49A7

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8356CE

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

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