#8955DC#8955DC

#8955DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.197 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955DC
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 220)
HSL	hsl(263, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.24, 49.67, -61.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.24, 79.06, 308.92°)
OKLab	oklab(57.51% 0.0914 -0.175)
OKLCH	oklch(57.51% 0.197 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.4800, 16.9823, 69.5791)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955DC #A8DC55

analogous

#5565DC #8955DC #CD55DC

triadic

#8955DC #DC8955 #55DC89

tetradic

#8955DC #DC5565 #A8DC55 #55DCCD

square

#8955DC #DC5565 #A8DC55 #55DCCD

split-complementary

#8955DC #DCCD55 #65DC55

monochromatic

#4D1F97 #672ACA #8955DC #AC88E6 #CFBBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#8955DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8955DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8955DC

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8955DC	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1471D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.197 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187e8',
    500: '#8955dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955dc;
$custom-light: #b187e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.111,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57508,
    "c": 0.19745,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955DC

secondary

#CCE0AC

accent

#E93FA7

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955DC

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

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