#8856E1#8856E1

#8856E1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.202 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856E1
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 225)
HSL	hsl(262, 70%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 62%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 61.8%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, 50.22, -63.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 81.08, 308.27°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.0887 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.202 296)
XYZ	xyz(27.0682, 17.3255, 73.1376)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856E1 #AFE156

analogous

#5669E1 #8856E1 #CD56E1

triadic

#8856E1 #E18856 #56E188

tetradic

#8856E1 #E15669 #AFE156 #56E1CD

square

#8856E1 #E15669 #AFE156 #56E1CD

split-complementary

#8856E1 #E1CD56 #69E156

monochromatic

#4C1CA0 #6426D4 #8856E1 #AD8AEA #D1BEF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#8856E1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#8856E1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8856E1

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856E1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8856E1	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0072DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#727594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856e1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.202 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b088eb',
    500: '#8856e1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856e1;
$custom-light: #b088eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856e1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.583,
    "s": 69.849,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57903,
    "c": 0.20187,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.17326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856E1

secondary

#D1E4AF

accent

#D2148D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856E1

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

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