#8855EA#8855EA
#8855EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.214 H 294.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8855EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 85, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 64%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.9%, 63.7%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.09, 53.10, -68.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.09, 86.31, 307.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.41% 0.089 -0.1943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.41% 0.214 294.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2492, 17.6711, 79.7484) |
| Luminance | 0.1767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 0.82
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.32
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.65
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.72
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.04
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8855EA #B7EA55
analogous
#556DEA #8855EA #D255EA
triadic
#8855EA #EA8855 #55EA88
tetradic
#8855EA #EA556D #B7EA55 #55EAD2
square
#8855EA #EA556D #B7EA55 #55EAD2
split-complementary
#8855EA #EAD255 #6DEA55
monochromatic
#4A16AF #621FE3 #8855EA #AE8BF1 #D4C2F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#8855EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#8855EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8855EA
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8855EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8855EA | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0076EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0072E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6E7898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8855ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 85, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.214 294.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b188f2',
500: '#8855ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8855ea; $custom-light: #b188f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8855ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 136,
"g": 85,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.537,
"s": 78.01,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58409,
"c": 0.21368,
"h": 294.6
},
"luminance": 0.17672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8855EA
secondary
#D6E8B2
accent
#DA0B93
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6F0FD
border
#D0CBD5
text
#110B17
muted
#807C85