#8856BB#8856BB

#8856BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.156 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856BB
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(270, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 40.61, -45.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 61.13, 311.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0889 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.156 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4488, 15.4778, 48.8089)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856BB #89BB56

analogous

#5656BB #8856BB #BA56BB

triadic

#8856BB #BB8856 #56BB88

tetradic

#8856BB #BB5656 #89BB56 #56BBBA

square

#8856BB #BB5656 #89BB56 #56BBBA

split-complementary

#8856BB #BBBA56 #56BB56

monochromatic

#4B2B6B #693D97 #8856BB #A782CD #C5ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8856BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8856BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856BB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856BB	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#336CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.156 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87d0',
    500: '#8856bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856bb;
$custom-light: #ad87d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.703,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55393,
    "c": 0.15635,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856BB

secondary

#B7CCA1

accent

#D25595

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856BB

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

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