#8857BE#8857BE

#8857BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.158 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8857BE
RGB	rgb(136, 87, 190)
HSL	hsl(269, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 54%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 54.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 40.79, -46.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 62.09, 311.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.0878 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.158 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8537, 15.7684, 50.5448)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8857BE #8DBE57

analogous

#575ABE #8857BE #BC57BE

triadic

#8857BE #BE8857 #57BE88

tetradic

#8857BE #BE575A #8DBE57 #57BEBC

square

#8857BE #BE575A #8DBE57 #57BEBC

split-complementary

#8857BE #BEBC57 #5ABE57

monochromatic

#4C2B6F #6A3C9C #8857BE #A783CF #C7AFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#8857BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8857BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8857BE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8857BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8857BE	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8857be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 87, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.158 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae88d2',
    500: '#8857be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8857be;
$custom-light: #ae88d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8857be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.544,
    "s": 44.206,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55735,
    "c": 0.15843,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8857BE

secondary

#B9CEA3

accent

#D45497

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8857BE

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

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