#8856EF#8856EF

#8856EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.218 H 293.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8856EF
RGB	rgb(136, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(260, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(260, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.64, 53.89, -69.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.64, 88.31, 307.60°)
OKLab	oklab(58.92% 0.0875 -0.1999)
OKLCH	oklch(58.92% 0.218 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.0569, 18.1210, 83.6114)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8856EF #BDEF56

analogous

#5670EF #8856EF #D556EF

triadic

#8856EF #EF8856 #56EF88

tetradic

#8856EF #EF5670 #BDEF56 #56EFD5

square

#8856EF #EF5670 #BDEF56 #56EFD5

split-complementary

#8856EF #EFD556 #70EF56

monochromatic

#4812B9 #611EEA #8856EF #AF8EF4 #D7C6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#8856EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#8856EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8856EF

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8856EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8856EF	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7A9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8856ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.218 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b288f5',
    500: '#8856ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8856ef;
$custom-light: #b288f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8856ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.608,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58917,
    "c": 0.21821,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8856EF

secondary

#DAEBB5

accent

#DF0698

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8856EF

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

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