#8557B2#8557B2
#8557B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.143 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8557B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 87, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 51%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.66, 37.06, -41.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.66, 55.59, 311.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.69% 0.083 -0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.69% 0.143 305.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1153, 15.0174, 43.8971) |
| Luminance | 0.1502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 2.71
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 3.27
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.39
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.58
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.84
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8557B2 #84B257
analogous
#5857B2 #8557B2 #B257B2
triadic
#8557B2 #B28557 #57B285
tetradic
#8557B2 #B25857 #84B257 #57B2B2
square
#8557B2 #B25857 #84B257 #57B2B2
split-complementary
#8557B2 #B2B257 #57B258
monochromatic
#482D62 #66408C #8557B2 #A381C5 #C2ABD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#8557B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#8557B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8557B2
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8557B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8557B2 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C6BB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#496CB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E677C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8557b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 87, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.143 305.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab88c9',
500: '#8557b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8557b2; $custom-light: #ab88c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8557b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 87,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.33,
"s": 37.143,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54692,
"c": 0.14289,
"h": 305.5
},
"luminance": 0.15017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8557B2
secondary
#B2C69E
accent
#CD5B93
background
#FAF8FC
surface
#F4F0F8
border
#CECBD1
text
#100B13
muted
#7F7C82