#8955BF#8955BF

#8955BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.163 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955BF
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 191)
HSL	hsl(269, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 55.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 42.40, -47.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 63.89, 311.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.0917 -0.1347)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.163 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.9669, 15.5770, 51.0768)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955BF #8BBF55

analogous

#5556BF #8955BF #BE55BF

triadic

#8955BF #BF8955 #55BF89

tetradic

#8955BF #BF5556 #8BBF55 #55BFBE

square

#8955BF #BF5556 #8BBF55 #55BFBE

split-complementary

#8955BF #BFBE55 #56BF55

monochromatic

#4C2A70 #6A3B9C #8955BF #A881D0 #C7AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#8955BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8955BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955BF

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955BF	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.163 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87d3',
    500: '#8955bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955bf;
$custom-light: #ae87d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.434,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55591,
    "c": 0.163,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955BF

secondary

#B8CEA1

accent

#D55395

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955BF

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

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