#8955CA#8955CA

#8955CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.176 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955CA
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 202)
HSL	hsl(267, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 58%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 57.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.08, 45.12, -53.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.08, 69.67, 310.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.0919 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.176 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.2232, 16.0795, 57.6932)
Luminance	0.1608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955CA #96CA55

analogous

#555CCA #8955CA #C455CA

triadic

#8955CA #CA8955 #55CA89

tetradic

#8955CA #CA555C #96CA55 #55CAC4

square

#8955CA #CA555C #96CA55 #55CAC4

split-complementary

#8955CA #CAC455 #5CCA55

monochromatic

#4E277D #6A36AC #8955CA #A984D9 #CAB2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#8955CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#8955CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955CA

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955CA	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E6FCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.176 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87db',
    500: '#8955ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955ca;
$custom-light: #af87db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56292,
    "c": 0.17615,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955CA

secondary

#C0D5A5

accent

#DC4C9C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955CA

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

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