#8955CB#8955CB

#8955CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.177 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955CB
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 203)
HSL	hsl(266, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(266, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 58.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, 45.36, -53.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 70.19, 310.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.0919 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.177 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3420, 16.1271, 58.3187)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955CB #97CB55

analogous

#555CCB #8955CB #C455CB

triadic

#8955CB #CB8955 #55CB89

tetradic

#8955CB #CB555C #97CB55 #55CBC4

square

#8955CB #CB555C #97CB55 #55CBC4

split-complementary

#8955CB #CBC455 #5CCB55

monochromatic

#4E277F #6A35AE #8955CB #AA84D9 #CAB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8955CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8955CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955CB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955CB	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C6FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.177 301.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.441,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56358,
    "c": 0.17734,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955CB

secondary

#C1D6A6

accent

#DD4B9D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955CB

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

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