#8955CC#8955CC

#8955CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.179 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955CC
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 204)
HSL	hsl(266, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 58.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.20, 45.62, -54.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.20, 70.71, 310.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.0919 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.179 301)
XYZ	xyz(24.4615, 16.1749, 58.9484)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955CC #98CC55

analogous

#555DCC #8955CC #C455CC

triadic

#8955CC #CC8955 #55CC89

tetradic

#8955CC #CC555D #98CC55 #55CCC4

square

#8955CC #CC555D #98CC55 #55CCC4

split-complementary

#8955CC #CCC455 #5DCC55

monochromatic

#4E2680 #6A35AF #8955CC #AA84DA #CAB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#8955CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8955CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955CC

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955CC	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#196FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.179 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87dc',
    500: '#8955cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955cc;
$custom-light: #af87dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.218,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56423,
    "c": 0.17853,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.16175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955CC

secondary

#C1D7A6

accent

#DD4B9D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955CC

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

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