#8555BB#8555BB

#8555BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.157 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8555BB
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(268, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 40.39, -46.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 61.65, 310.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.0864 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.157 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8890, 15.0714, 48.7600)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8555BB #8BBB55

analogous

#5558BB #8555BB #B855BB

triadic

#8555BB #BB8555 #55BB85

tetradic

#8555BB #BB5558 #8BBB55 #55BBB8

square

#8555BB #BB5558 #8BBB55 #55BBB8

split-complementary

#8555BB #BBB855 #58BB55

monochromatic

#492B6B #673C97 #8555BB #A481CC #C4ACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8555BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8555BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8555BB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8555BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8555BB	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#306BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8555bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.157 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab86d0',
    500: '#8555bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8555bb;
$custom-light: #ab86d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8555bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54911,
    "c": 0.15718,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8555BB

secondary

#B7CCA0

accent

#D35598

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#100B14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8555BB

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

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