#8856CE#8856CE

#8856CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.179 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856CE
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(265, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(265, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 45.34, -54.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 71.15, 309.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.0894 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.179 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6190, 16.3459, 60.2386)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856CE #9CCE56

analogous

#5660CE #8856CE #C456CE

triadic

#8856CE #CE8856 #56CE88

tetradic

#8856CE #CE5660 #9CCE56 #56CEC4

square

#8856CE #CE5660 #9CCE56 #56CEC4

split-complementary

#8856CE #CEC456 #60CE56

monochromatic

#4D2683 #6934B3 #8856CE #A985DC #CBB5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8856CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8856CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856CE

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856CE	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1870D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3070CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.179 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88de',
    500: '#8856ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856ce;
$custom-light: #af88de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56601,
    "c": 0.17929,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856CE

secondary

#C4D8A8

accent

#DE49A0

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856CE

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

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