#8857DD#8857DD

#8857DD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.196 H 296.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8857DD
RGB	rgb(136, 87, 221)
HSL	hsl(262, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(262, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, 48.65, -61.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 78.42, 308.34°)
OKLab	oklab(57.77% 0.0878 -0.175)
OKLCH	oklch(57.77% 0.196 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.6093, 17.2706, 70.3242)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8857DD #ACDD57

analogous

#5769DD #8857DD #CB57DD

triadic

#8857DD #DD8857 #57DD88

tetradic

#8857DD #DD5769 #ACDD57 #57DDCB

square

#8857DD #DD5769 #ACDD57 #57DDCB

split-complementary

#8857DD #DDCB57 #69DD57

monochromatic

#4C1F9A #652ACD #8857DD #AC8AE7 #D0BDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8857DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#8857DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8857DD

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8857DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8857DD	1.00	4.71	4.45	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1572DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8857dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 87, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.196 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b089e8',
    500: '#8857dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8857dd;
$custom-light: #b089e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8857dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.94,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57768,
    "c": 0.19579,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8857DD

secondary

#CFE1AE

accent

#CE178B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8857DD

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

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