#8956DC#8956DC

#8956DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.196 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8956DC
RGB	rgb(137, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(263, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 49.14, -61.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 78.48, 308.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% 0.0903 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.196 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.5593, 17.1408, 69.6055)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8956DC #A9DC56

analogous

#5666DC #8956DC #CC56DC

triadic

#8956DC #DC8956 #56DC89

tetradic

#8956DC #DC5666 #A9DC56 #56DCCC

square

#8956DC #DC5666 #A9DC56 #56DCCC

split-complementary

#8956DC #DCCC56 #66DC56

monochromatic

#4D2098 #672ACB #8956DC #AC89E6 #D0BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#8956DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#8956DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8956DC

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8956DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8956DC	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1771D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8956dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.196 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b188e8',
    500: '#8956dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8956dc;
$custom-light: #b188e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8956dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.836,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57653,
    "c": 0.19608,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8956DC

secondary

#CDE1AD

accent

#E93FA8

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8956DC

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

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