#8955EE#8955EE

#8955EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.218 H 294.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8955EE
RGB	rgb(137, 85, 238)
HSL	hsl(260, 82%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(260, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 64.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.48, 54.34, -69.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.48, 88.35, 307.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% 0.0899 -0.199)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.218 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.9935, 17.9877, 82.8167)
Luminance	0.1799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8955EE #BAEE55

analogous

#556DEE #8955EE #D555EE

triadic

#8955EE #EE8955 #55EE89

tetradic

#8955EE #EE556D #BAEE55 #55EED5

square

#8955EE #EE556D #BAEE55 #55EED5

split-complementary

#8955EE #EED555 #6DEE55

monochromatic

#4A12B6 #621DE8 #8955EE #B08DF4 #D6C4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#8955EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#8955EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8955EE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8955EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8955EE	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D799A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8955ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 85, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.218 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b288f4',
    500: '#8955ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8955ee;
$custom-light: #b288f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8955ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.392,
    "s": 81.818,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58802,
    "c": 0.21836,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8955EE

secondary

#D8EBB4

accent

#DE0795

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8955EE

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

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