#8955CD#8955CD

#8955CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.180 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955CD
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(266, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 45.87, -54.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 71.24, 310.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.49% 0.0919 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(56.49% 0.18 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5819, 16.2230, 59.5821)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955CD #99CD55

analogous

#555DCD #8955CD #C555CD

triadic

#8955CD #CD8955 #55CD89

tetradic

#8955CD #CD555D #99CD55 #55CDC5

square

#8955CD #CD555D #99CD55 #55CDC5

split-complementary

#8955CD #CDC555 #5DCD55

monochromatic

#4E2682 #6A34B1 #8955CD #AA84DB #CBB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8955CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8955CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955CD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955CD	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1770D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.180 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87dd',
    500: '#8955cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955cd;
$custom-light: #af87dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56489,
    "c": 0.17972,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955CD

secondary

#C2D7A6

accent

#DE4A9E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955CD

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

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