#8556EE#8556EE

#8556EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.217 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8556EE
RGB	rgb(133, 86, 238)
HSL	hsl(259, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(259, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 63.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 53.05, -70.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 87.85, 307.14°)
OKLab	oklab(58.56% 0.0836 -0.2002)
OKLCH	oklch(58.56% 0.217 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.4290, 17.8143, 82.8130)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8556EE #BFEE56

analogous

#5673EE #8556EE #D156EE

triadic

#8556EE #EE8556 #56EE85

tetradic

#8556EE #EE5673 #BFEE56 #56EED1

square

#8556EE #EE5673 #BFEE56 #56EED1

split-complementary

#8556EE #EED156 #73EE56

monochromatic

#4512B7 #5D1EE8 #8556EE #AD8EF4 #D5C5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#8556EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#8556EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8556EE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8556EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8556EE	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0072EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#677A9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8556ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 86, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.217 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b088f4',
    500: '#8556ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8556ee;
$custom-light: #b088f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8556ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.553,
    "s": 81.72,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58555,
    "c": 0.21693,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8556EE

secondary

#DAEBB5

accent

#DE079C

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8556EE

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

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