#8856DD#8856DD

#8856DD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.197 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856DD
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 221)
HSL	hsl(262, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(262, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 61.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.40, 49.18, -61.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.40, 79.00, 308.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% 0.0889 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.197 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5289, 17.1098, 70.2974)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856DD #ABDD56

analogous

#5668DD #8856DD #CB56DD

triadic

#8856DD #DD8856 #56DD88

tetradic

#8856DD #DD5668 #ABDD56 #56DDCB

square

#8856DD #DD5668 #ABDD56 #56DDCB

split-complementary

#8856DD #DDCB56 #68DD56

monochromatic

#4C1F9A #6629CD #8856DD #AC89E7 #D0BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#8856DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#8856DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856DD

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856DD	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1171DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.197 296.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.222,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57622,
    "c": 0.19715,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856DD

secondary

#CEE1AE

accent

#CE178B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856DD

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

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