#8859DF#8859DF

#8859DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.195 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8859DF
RGB	rgb(136, 89, 223)
HSL	hsl(261, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(261, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.14, 48.09, -61.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.14, 78.28, 307.90°)
OKLab	oklab(58.2% 0.0854 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.195 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.0415, 17.7062, 71.7906)
Luminance	0.1771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8859DF #B0DF59

analogous

#596DDF #8859DF #CB59DF

triadic

#8859DF #DF8859 #59DF88

tetradic

#8859DF #DF596D #B0DF59 #59DFCB

square

#8859DF #DF596D #B0DF59 #59DFCB

split-complementary

#8859DF #DFCB59 #6DDF59

monochromatic

#4C1F9F #6429D2 #8859DF #AD8CE9 #D2C0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#8859DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#8859DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8859DF

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8859DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8859DF	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1673DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#727694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8859df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 89, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.195 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08aea',
    500: '#8859df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8859df;
$custom-light: #b08aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8859df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.045,
    "s": 67.677,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58203,
    "c": 0.19544,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8859DF

secondary

#D1E3B1

accent

#D0168E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8859DF

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

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