#8856BC#8856BC

#8856BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.158 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856BC
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 40.86, -46.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 61.65, 311.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.089 -0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.158 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5563, 15.5208, 49.3747)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856BC #8ABC56

analogous

#5657BC #8856BC #BB56BC

triadic

#8856BC #BC8856 #56BC88

tetradic

#8856BC #BC5657 #8ABC56 #56BCBB

square

#8856BC #BC5657 #8ABC56 #56BCBB

split-complementary

#8856BC #BCBB56 #57BC56

monochromatic

#4B2B6D #693C98 #8856BC #A782CD #C6AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8856BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8856BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856BC

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856BC	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.158 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87d1',
    500: '#8856bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856bc;
$custom-light: #ad87d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.412,
    "s": 43.22,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55454,
    "c": 0.15757,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856BC

secondary

#B7CDA1

accent

#D35595

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856BC

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

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