#8856DF#8856DF

#8856DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.200 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856DF
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 223)
HSL	hsl(262, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 61.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, 49.70, -62.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 80.04, 308.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% 0.0888 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.2 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.7970, 17.2170, 71.7091)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856DF #ADDF56

analogous

#5668DF #8856DF #CC56DF

triadic

#8856DF #DF8856 #56DF88

tetradic

#8856DF #DF5668 #ADDF56 #56DFCC

square

#8856DF #DF5668 #ADDF56 #56DFCC

split-complementary

#8856DF #DFCC56 #68DF56

monochromatic

#4C1E9D #6527D0 #8856DF #AC89E9 #D0BDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#8856DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#8856DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856DF

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856DF	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0871DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.200 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b088ea',
    500: '#8856df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856df;
$custom-light: #b088ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.898,
    "s": 68.159,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57762,
    "c": 0.19951,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856DF

secondary

#CFE2AE

accent

#D0158C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856DF

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

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