#8955CF#8955CF

#8955CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.182 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955CF
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 207)
HSL	hsl(266, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 58.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, 46.37, -55.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 72.28, 309.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.0919 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.182 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.8248, 16.3202, 60.8616)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955CF #9BCF55

analogous

#555ECF #8955CF #C655CF

triadic

#8955CF #CF8955 #55CF89

tetradic

#8955CF #CF555E #9BCF55 #55CFC6

square

#8955CF #CF555E #9BCF55 #55CFC6

split-complementary

#8955CF #CFC655 #5ECF55

monochromatic

#4E2584 #6A33B4 #8955CF #AA85DC #CBB4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8955CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#8955CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955CF

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955CF	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1270D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E70CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.182 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087de',
    500: '#8955cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955cf;
$custom-light: #b087de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.574,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56622,
    "c": 0.1821,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955CF

secondary

#C4D9A7

accent

#DF499F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955CF

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

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