#8855BA#8855BA

#8855BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.157 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8855BA
RGB	rgb(136, 85, 186)
HSL	hsl(270, 42%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 54.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 40.93, -45.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 61.22, 311.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.0902 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.157 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2629, 15.2765, 48.2207)
Luminance	0.1528 (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

#8855BA #87BA55

analogous

#5555BA #8855BA #BA55B9

triadic

#8855BA #BA8855 #55BA88

tetradic

#8855BA #BA5555 #87BA55 #55B9BA

square

#8855BA #BA5555 #87BA55 #55B9BA

split-complementary

#8855BA #B9BA55 #55BA55

monochromatic

#4B2B6A #693D95 #8855BA #A681CC #C5ACDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#8855BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#8855BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8855BA

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8855BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8855BA	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#336BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80687F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8855ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 85, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.157 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87cf',
    500: '#8855ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8855ba;
$custom-light: #ad87cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8855ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.297,
    "s": 42.259,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55174,
    "c": 0.15672,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8855BA

secondary

#B5CBA0

accent

#D25693

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF9

border

#CFCAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8855BA

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

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