#8955BB#8955BB

#8955BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.158 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955BB
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(271, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 41.43, -45.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 61.78, 312.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.0916 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.158 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5328, 15.4034, 48.7902)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955BB #87BB55

analogous

#5655BB #8955BB #BB55BA

triadic

#8955BB #BB8955 #55BB89

tetradic

#8955BB #BB5655 #87BB55 #55BABB

square

#8955BB #BB5655 #87BB55 #55BABB

split-complementary

#8955BB #BABB55 #55BB56

monochromatic

#4B2B6B #6A3C97 #8955BB #A781CC #C6ACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8955BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8955BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955BB

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955BB	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.158 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87d0',
    500: '#8955bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955bb;
$custom-light: #ae87d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.588,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55345,
    "c": 0.1582,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955BB

secondary

#B5CCA0

accent

#D35593

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955BB

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

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