#8955C7#8955C7

#8955C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.173 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955C7
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 199)
HSL	hsl(267, 50%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 57%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 57.3%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 44.37, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 68.09, 310.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.0919 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.173 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8715, 15.9388, 55.8406)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955C7 #93C755

analogous

#555AC7 #8955C7 #C255C7

triadic

#8955C7 #C78955 #55C789

tetradic

#8955C7 #C7555A #93C755 #55C7C2

square

#8955C7 #C7555A #93C755 #55C7C2

split-complementary

#8955C7 #C7C255 #5AC755

monochromatic

#4D287A #6A37A8 #8955C7 #A983D6 #C9B1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8955C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8955C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955C7

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955C7	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#236ECB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.173 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d9',
    500: '#8955c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955c7;
$custom-light: #af87d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.368,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56098,
    "c": 0.17257,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955C7

secondary

#BED4A4

accent

#DA4E9A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955C7

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

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