#8955BE#8955BE

#8955BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.162 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955BE
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(270, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 42.16, -47.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 63.36, 311.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.0917 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.162 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8573, 15.5332, 50.4993)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955BE #8ABE55

analogous

#5556BE #8955BE #BE55BE

triadic

#8955BE #BE8955 #55BE89

tetradic

#8955BE #BE5556 #8ABE55 #55BEBE

square

#8955BE #BE5556 #8ABE55 #55BEBE

split-complementary

#8955BE #BEBE55 #56BE55

monochromatic

#4C2A6E #6A3B9B #8955BE #A881CF #C6AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8955BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8955BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955BE

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955BE	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F6CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.162 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87d2',
    500: '#8955be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955be;
$custom-light: #ae87d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.714,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55529,
    "c": 0.1618,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955BE

secondary

#B8CEA1

accent

#D45395

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955BE

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

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