#8756EF#8756EF

#8756EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.218 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8756EF
RGB	rgb(135, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(259, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(259, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.5%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.54, 53.69, -70.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.54, 88.33, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(58.82% 0.0861 -0.2004)
OKLCH	oklch(58.82% 0.218 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.8952, 18.0376, 83.6038)
Luminance	0.1804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8756EF #BEEF56

analogous

#5671EF #8756EF #D456EF

triadic

#8756EF #EF8756 #56EF87

tetradic

#8756EF #EF5671 #BEEF56 #56EFD4

square

#8756EF #EF5671 #BEEF56 #56EFD4

split-complementary

#8756EF #EFD456 #71EF56

monochromatic

#4712B9 #5F1EEA #8756EF #AF8EF4 #D6C6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#8756EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#8756EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8756EF

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8756EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8756EF	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A7A9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8756ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.218 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b188f5',
    500: '#8756ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8756ef;
$custom-light: #b188f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8756ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.216,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58821,
    "c": 0.21817,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8756EF

secondary

#DAEBB5

accent

#DF069A

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8756EF

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

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