#8850CD#8850CD

#8850CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.187 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8850CD
RGB	rgb(136, 80, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 61%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 61%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 48.31, -56.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 74.20, 310.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.0966 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.187 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0388, 15.3792, 59.4478)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8850CD #95CD50

analogous

#5056CD #8850CD #C650CD

triadic

#8850CD #CD8850 #50CD88

tetradic

#8850CD #CD5056 #95CD50 #50CDC6

square

#8850CD #CD5056 #95CD50 #50CDC6

split-complementary

#8850CD #CDC650 #56CD50

monochromatic

#4D247E #6932AE #8850CD #A880DB #C9AFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8850CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8850CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8850CD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8850CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8850CD	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)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8850cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 80, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.187 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84dd',
    500: '#8850cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8850cd;
$custom-light: #af84dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8850cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.88,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5565,
    "c": 0.18671,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8850CD

secondary

#BFD6A2

accent

#DF499C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8850CD

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

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