#8857CC#8857CC

#8857CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.175 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8857CC
RGB	rgb(136, 87, 204)
HSL	hsl(265, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(265, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 57.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 44.29, -53.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 69.49, 309.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.0882 -0.1517)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.175 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4580, 16.4101, 58.9940)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8857CC #9BCC57

analogous

#5761CC #8857CC #C357CC

triadic

#8857CC #CC8857 #57CC88

tetradic

#8857CC #CC5761 #9BCC57 #57CCC3

square

#8857CC #CC5761 #9BCC57 #57CCC3

split-complementary

#8857CC #CCC357 #61CC57

monochromatic

#4D2781 #6936B0 #8857CC #A986DA #CBB5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#8857CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#8857CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8857CC

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8857CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8857CC	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2070D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8857cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 87, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.175 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88dc',
    500: '#8857cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8857cc;
$custom-light: #af88dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8857cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.128,
    "s": 53.425,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56622,
    "c": 0.17542,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8857CC

secondary

#C3D7A8

accent

#DD4BA0

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8857CC

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

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