#8955DB#8955DB

#8955DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.196 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955DB
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 219)
HSL	hsl(263, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.17, 49.42, -61.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.17, 78.55, 308.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.44% 0.0915 -0.1737)
OKLCH	oklch(57.44% 0.196 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.3480, 16.9295, 68.8837)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955DB #A7DB55

analogous

#5564DB #8955DB #CC55DB

triadic

#8955DB #DB8955 #55DB89

tetradic

#8955DB #DB5564 #A7DB55 #55DBCC

square

#8955DB #DB5564 #A7DB55 #55DBCC

split-complementary

#8955DB #DBCC55 #64DB55

monochromatic

#4E2096 #682AC8 #8955DB #AC88E6 #CFBAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#8955DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#8955DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955DB

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955DB	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1771D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.196 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187e7',
    500: '#8955db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955db;
$custom-light: #b187e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.284,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57438,
    "c": 0.19627,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955DB

secondary

#CCE0AC

accent

#E840A7

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955DB

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

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