#8855BD#8855BD

#8855BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.160 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8855BD
RGB	rgb(136, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(269, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 41.66, -47.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 62.80, 311.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0904 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.16 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5851, 15.4055, 49.9180)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8855BD #8ABD55

analogous

#5556BD #8855BD #BC55BD

triadic

#8855BD #BD8855 #55BD88

tetradic

#8855BD #BD5556 #8ABD55 #55BDBC

square

#8855BD #BD5556 #8ABD55 #55BDBC

split-complementary

#8855BD #BDBC55 #56BD55

monochromatic

#4B2A6D #693C99 #8855BD #A781CE #C6ADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8855BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8855BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8855BD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8855BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8855BD	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)

#2F6CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8855bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.160 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87d1',
    500: '#8855bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8855bd;
$custom-light: #ae87d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8855bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.423,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55359,
    "c": 0.16034,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8855BD

secondary

#B7CDA1

accent

#D45495

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF9

border

#CFCAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8855BD

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

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