#8956DB#8956DB

#8956DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.195 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8956DB
RGB	rgb(137, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(263, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 48.88, -60.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 77.96, 308.83°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.0903 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.195 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.4273, 17.0880, 68.9101)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8956DB #A8DB56

analogous

#5665DB #8956DB #CC56DB

triadic

#8956DB #DB8956 #56DB89

tetradic

#8956DB #DB5665 #A8DB56 #56DBCC

square

#8956DB #DB5665 #A8DB56 #56DBCC

split-complementary

#8956DB #DBCC56 #65DB56

monochromatic

#4D2097 #672BC9 #8956DB #AC88E6 #CFBBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#8956DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#8956DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8956DB

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8956DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8956DB	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A71D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8956db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.195 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b088e7',
    500: '#8956db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8956db;
$custom-light: #b088e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8956db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.008,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57584,
    "c": 0.19491,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8956DB

secondary

#CCE0AD

accent

#E840A7

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8956DB

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

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