#8857DF#8857DF

#8857DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.198 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8857DF
RGB	rgb(136, 87, 223)
HSL	hsl(262, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 61%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 49.17, -62.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 79.46, 308.23°)
OKLab	oklab(57.91% 0.0877 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(57.91% 0.198 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8774, 17.3778, 71.7359)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8857DF #AEDF57

analogous

#576ADF #8857DF #CC57DF

triadic

#8857DF #DF8857 #57DF88

tetradic

#8857DF #DF576A #AEDF57 #57DFCC

square

#8857DF #DF576A #AEDF57 #57DFCC

split-complementary

#8857DF #DFCC57 #6ADF57

monochromatic

#4C1E9E #6528D1 #8857DF #AC8AE9 #D1BEF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#8857DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#8857DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8857DF

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8857DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8857DF	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E72DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8857df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 87, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.198 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b089ea',
    500: '#8857df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8857df;
$custom-light: #b089ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8857df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.618,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57908,
    "c": 0.19816,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8857DF

secondary

#D0E3AF

accent

#D0168D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8857DF

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

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