#8956BB#8956BB

#8956BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.157 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8956BB
RGB	rgb(137, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(270, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 40.87, -45.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 61.16, 311.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.0902 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.157 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.6120, 15.5619, 48.8166)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8956BB #88BB56

analogous

#5656BB #8956BB #BB56BA

triadic

#8956BB #BB8956 #56BB89

tetradic

#8956BB #BB5656 #88BB56 #56BABB

square

#8956BB #BB5656 #88BB56 #56BABB

split-complementary

#8956BB #BABB56 #56BB56

monochromatic

#4C2B6B #6A3D97 #8956BB #A782CD #C6ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8956BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8956BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8956BB

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8956BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8956BB	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#346CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8956bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.157 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87d0',
    500: '#8956bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8956bb;
$custom-light: #ae87d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8956bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.297,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55502,
    "c": 0.15662,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8956BB

secondary

#B6CCA1

accent

#D25593

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8956BB

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

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