#8955DA#8955DA

#8955DA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.195 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955DA
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 218)
HSL	hsl(263, 64%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 61%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.10, 49.16, -60.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.10, 78.03, 309.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% 0.0915 -0.1723)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.195 298)
XYZ	xyz(26.2167, 16.8770, 68.1924)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955DA #A6DA55

analogous

#5564DA #8955DA #CC55DA

triadic

#8955DA #DA8955 #55DA89

tetradic

#8955DA #DA5564 #A6DA55 #55DACC

square

#8955DA #DA5564 #A6DA55 #55DACC

split-complementary

#8955DA #DACC55 #64DA55

monochromatic

#4E2094 #682BC7 #8955DA #AC87E5 #CFBAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#8955DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#8955DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955DA

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955DA	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A71D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.195 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087e6',
    500: '#8955da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955da;
$custom-light: #b087e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.459,
    "s": 64.251,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57369,
    "c": 0.19509,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.16877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955DA

secondary

#CBDFAB

accent

#E741A6

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955DA

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

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