#8955CE#8955CE

#8955CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.181 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955CE
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 206)
HSL	hsl(266, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 58.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, 46.12, -54.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 71.76, 309.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.56% 0.0919 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(56.56% 0.181 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.7029, 16.2714, 60.2198)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955CE #9ACE55

analogous

#555ECE #8955CE #C555CE

triadic

#8955CE #CE8955 #55CE89

tetradic

#8955CE #CE555E #9ACE55 #55CEC5

square

#8955CE #CE555E #9ACE55 #55CEC5

split-complementary

#8955CE #CEC555 #5ECE55

monochromatic

#4E2683 #6A33B2 #8955CE #AA85DC #CBB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8955CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8955CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955CE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955CE	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1570D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.181 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87de',
    500: '#8955ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955ce;
$custom-light: #af87de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.785,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56555,
    "c": 0.18091,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955CE

secondary

#C3D8A7

accent

#DF499E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955CE

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

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