#8556EF#8556EF

#8556EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.218 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8556EF
RGB	rgb(133, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(258, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(258, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, 53.31, -70.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 88.37, 307.11°)
OKLab	oklab(58.63% 0.0835 -0.2015)
OKLCH	oklch(58.63% 0.218 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.5763, 17.8732, 83.5889)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8556EF #C0EF56

analogous

#5673EF #8556EF #D156EF

triadic

#8556EF #EF8556 #56EF85

tetradic

#8556EF #EF5673 #C0EF56 #56EFD1

square

#8556EF #EF5673 #C0EF56 #56EFD1

split-complementary

#8556EF #EFD156 #73EF56

monochromatic

#4512B9 #5D1EEA #8556EF #AD8EF4 #D6C6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#8556EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#8556EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8556EF

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8556EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8556EF	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0072EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#667A9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8556ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.218 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b088f5',
    500: '#8556ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8556ef;
$custom-light: #b088f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8556ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.431,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5863,
    "c": 0.2181,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8556EF

secondary

#DBEBB5

accent

#DF069D

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8556EF

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

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