#8856DB#8856DB

#8856DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.195 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856DB
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(263, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 48.67, -60.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 77.96, 308.63°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% 0.089 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.195 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.2641, 17.0039, 68.9024)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856DB #A9DB56

analogous

#5667DB #8856DB #CA56DB

triadic

#8856DB #DB8856 #56DB88

tetradic

#8856DB #DB5667 #A9DB56 #56DBCA

square

#8856DB #DB5667 #A9DB56 #56DBCA

split-complementary

#8856DB #DBCA56 #67DB56

monochromatic

#4D2097 #662BC9 #8856DB #AC88E6 #CFBBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8856DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8856DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856DB

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856DB	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1871D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.195 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b088e7',
    500: '#8856db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856db;
$custom-light: #b088e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.556,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57482,
    "c": 0.19479,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856DB

secondary

#CDE0AD

accent

#E840A9

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856DB

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

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