#8756CE#8756CE

#8756CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.179 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8756CE
RGB	rgb(135, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(265, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(265, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 45.11, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 71.14, 309.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.0881 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.179 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.4573, 16.2625, 60.2310)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8756CE #9DCE56

analogous

#5661CE #8756CE #C356CE

triadic

#8756CE #CE8756 #56CE87

tetradic

#8756CE #CE5661 #9DCE56 #56CEC3

square

#8756CE #CE5661 #9DCE56 #56CEC3

split-complementary

#8756CE #CEC356 #61CE56

monochromatic

#4C2683 #6834B3 #8756CE #A985DC #CAB5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8756CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8756CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8756CE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8756CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8756CE	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1770D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8756ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.179 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae88de',
    500: '#8756ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8756ce;
$custom-light: #ae88de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8756ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.5,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56497,
    "c": 0.17913,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8756CE

secondary

#C4D8A8

accent

#DE49A2

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8756CE

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

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