#8556BB#8556BB

#8556BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.156 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8556BB
RGB	rgb(133, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(268, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(268, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 39.83, -46.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 61.03, 310.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.0851 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.156 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9683, 15.2300, 48.7864)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8556BB #8CBB56

analogous

#5659BB #8556BB #B756BB

triadic

#8556BB #BB8556 #56BB85

tetradic

#8556BB #BB5659 #8CBB56 #56BBB7

square

#8556BB #BB5659 #8CBB56 #56BBB7

split-complementary

#8556BB #BBB756 #59BB56

monochromatic

#492B6B #673D97 #8556BB #A582CD #C4ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8556BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8556BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8556BB

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8556BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8556BB	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8556bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.156 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab87d0',
    500: '#8556bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8556bb;
$custom-light: #ab87d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8556bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.921,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55071,
    "c": 0.15561,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8556BB

secondary

#B8CCA1

accent

#D25598

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100B14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8556BB

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

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