#8857EF#8857EF

#8857EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.217 H 293.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8857EF
RGB	rgb(136, 87, 239)
HSL	hsl(259, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(259, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 63.6%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.84, 53.36, -69.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.84, 87.75, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(59.06% 0.0864 -0.199)
OKLCH	oklch(59.06% 0.217 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.1373, 18.2818, 83.6382)
Luminance	0.1828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8857EF #BEEF57

analogous

#5772EF #8857EF #D457EF

triadic

#8857EF #EF8857 #57EF88

tetradic

#8857EF #EF5772 #BEEF57 #57EFD4

square

#8857EF #EF5772 #BEEF57 #57EFD4

split-complementary

#8857EF #EFD457 #72EF57

monochromatic

#4812BA #601FEA #8857EF #B08FF4 #D7C7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#8857EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#8857EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8857EF

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8857EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8857EF	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B7B9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8857ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 87, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.217 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b289f5',
    500: '#8857ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8857ef;
$custom-light: #b289f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8857ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.342,
    "s": 82.609,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59057,
    "c": 0.21695,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8857EF

secondary

#DAECB6

accent

#DF0699

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8857EF

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

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