#8855CD#8855CD

#8855CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.180 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8855CD
RGB	rgb(136, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(266, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 45.63, -54.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 71.23, 309.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.0906 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.18 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.4186, 16.1389, 59.5744)
Luminance	0.1614 (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

#8855CD #9ACD55

analogous

#555ECD #8855CD #C455CD

triadic

#8855CD #CD8855 #55CD88

tetradic

#8855CD #CD555E #9ACD55 #55CDC4

square

#8855CD #CD555E #9ACD55 #55CDC4

split-complementary

#8855CD #CDC455 #5ECD55

monochromatic

#4D2682 #6934B1 #8855CD #A984DB #CAB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8855CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8855CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8855CD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8855CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8855CD	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#166FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8855cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.180 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87dd',
    500: '#8855cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8855cd;
$custom-light: #af87dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8855cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56384,
    "c": 0.17955,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8855CD

secondary

#C3D7A6

accent

#DE4A9F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8855CD

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

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