#8856DC#8856DC

#8856DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.196 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856DC
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(262, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(262, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, 48.92, -61.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 78.48, 308.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.089 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.196 297)
XYZ	xyz(26.3961, 17.0567, 69.5978)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856DC #AADC56

analogous

#5667DC #8856DC #CB56DC

triadic

#8856DC #DC8856 #56DC88

tetradic

#8856DC #DC5667 #AADC56 #56DCCB

square

#8856DC #DC5667 #AADC56 #56DCCB

split-complementary

#8856DC #DCCB56 #67DC56

monochromatic

#4C2098 #662ACB #8856DC #AC89E6 #CFBBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#8856DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#8856DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856DC

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856DC	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1571D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.196 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b088e8',
    500: '#8856dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856dc;
$custom-light: #b088e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.388,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57552,
    "c": 0.19597,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.17057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856DC

secondary

#CDE1AD

accent

#E93FA9

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856DC

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

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