#8857BB#8857BB

#8857BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8857BB
RGB	rgb(136, 87, 187)
HSL	hsl(269, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 53%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 53.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 40.05, -45.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 60.50, 311.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.0876 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.155 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5292, 15.6386, 48.8357)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8857BB #8ABB57

analogous

#5758BB #8857BB #BA57BB

triadic

#8857BB #BB8857 #57BB88

tetradic

#8857BB #BB5758 #8ABB57 #57BBBA

square

#8857BB #BB5758 #8ABB57 #57BBBA

split-complementary

#8857BB #BBBA57 #58BB57

monochromatic

#4B2C6C #693D97 #8857BB #A783CD #C6AEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8857BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8857BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8857BB

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8857BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8857BB	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#356DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8857bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 87, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad88d0',
    500: '#8857bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8857bb;
$custom-light: #ad88d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8857bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.4,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55552,
    "c": 0.15477,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8857BB

secondary

#B7CCA2

accent

#D25695

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#100B14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8857BB

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

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