#8857EB#8857EB

#8857EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.212 H 294.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8857EB
RGB	rgb(136, 87, 235)
HSL	hsl(260, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(260, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 63%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.55, 52.31, -67.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.55, 85.68, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.76% 0.0868 -0.1937)
OKLCH	oklch(58.76% 0.212 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.5529, 18.0481, 80.5604)
Luminance	0.1805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8857EB #BAEB57

analogous

#5770EB #8857EB #D257EB

triadic

#8857EB #EB8857 #57EB88

tetradic

#8857EB #EB5770 #BAEB57 #57EBD2

square

#8857EB #EB5770 #BAEB57 #57EBD2

split-complementary

#8857EB #EBD257 #70EB57

monochromatic

#4915B2 #6120E4 #8857EB #AF8EF2 #D5C4F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#8857EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#8857EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8857EB

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8857EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8857EB	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8857eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 87, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.212 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b189f2',
    500: '#8857eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8857eb;
$custom-light: #b189f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8857eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.865,
    "s": 78.723,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58764,
    "c": 0.21229,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8857EB

secondary

#D8E9B4

accent

#DB0A96

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8857EB

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

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