#8756BB#8756BB

#8756BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.156 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8756BB
RGB	rgb(135, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 40.35, -45.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 61.09, 311.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.0877 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.156 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2871, 15.3944, 48.8014)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8756BB #8ABB56

analogous

#5657BB #8756BB #B956BB

triadic

#8756BB #BB8756 #56BB87

tetradic

#8756BB #BB5657 #8ABB56 #56BBB9

square

#8756BB #BB5657 #8ABB56 #56BBB9

split-complementary

#8756BB #BBB956 #57BB56

monochromatic

#4A2B6B #693D97 #8756BB #A682CD #C5ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8756BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8756BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8756BB

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8756BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8756BB	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#336CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8756bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.156 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87d0',
    500: '#8756bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8756bb;
$custom-light: #ad87d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8756bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.109,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55285,
    "c": 0.15609,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8756BB

secondary

#B7CCA1

accent

#D25596

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#100B14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8756BB

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

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