#8956CD#8956CD

#8956CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.178 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8956CD
RGB	rgb(137, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(266, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.47, 45.32, -54.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.47, 70.64, 309.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.0907 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.178 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.6611, 16.3816, 59.6085)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8956CD #9ACD56

analogous

#565FCD #8956CD #C456CD

triadic

#8956CD #CD8956 #56CD89

tetradic

#8956CD #CD565F #9ACD56 #56CDC4

square

#8956CD #CD565F #9ACD56 #56CDC4

split-complementary

#8956CD #CDC456 #5FCD56

monochromatic

#4E2682 #6A34B1 #8956CD #AA85DB #CBB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#8956CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#8956CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8956CD

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8956CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8956CD	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B70D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8956cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.178 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88dd',
    500: '#8956cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8956cd;
$custom-light: #af88dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8956cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5664,
    "c": 0.17827,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8956CD

secondary

#C3D8A7

accent

#DE4A9E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8956CD

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

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