#8955BD#8955BD

#8955BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.161 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955BD
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(270, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 41.91, -46.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 62.84, 311.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.0917 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.161 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.7483, 15.4896, 49.9256)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955BD #89BD55

analogous

#5555BD #8955BD #BD55BD

triadic

#8955BD #BD8955 #55BD89

tetradic

#8955BD #BD5555 #89BD55 #55BDBD

square

#8955BD #BD5555 #89BD55 #55BDBD

split-complementary

#8955BD #BDBD55 #55BD55

monochromatic

#4C2A6D #6A3C99 #8955BD #A881CE #C6ADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8955BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8955BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955BD

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955BD	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#306CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.161 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87d1',
    500: '#8955bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955bd;
$custom-light: #ae87d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55468,
    "c": 0.1606,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955BD

secondary

#B7CDA1

accent

#D45494

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955BD

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

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