#8856CC#8856CC

#8856CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.177 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856CC
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(265, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(265, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 44.83, -53.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 70.10, 309.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.0894 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.177 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3776, 16.2493, 58.9672)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856CC #9ACC56

analogous

#565FCC #8856CC #C356CC

triadic

#8856CC #CC8856 #56CC88

tetradic

#8856CC #CC565F #9ACC56 #56CCC3

square

#8856CC #CC565F #9ACC56 #56CCC3

split-complementary

#8856CC #CCC356 #5FCC56

monochromatic

#4D2781 #6935B0 #8856CC #A985DA #CAB4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8856CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8856CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856CC

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856CC	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C70D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.177 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88dc',
    500: '#8856cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856cc;
$custom-light: #af88dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.424,
    "s": 53.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56469,
    "c": 0.17689,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856CC

secondary

#C3D7A7

accent

#DD4B9F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856CC

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

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