#8956DE#8956DE

#8956DE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.198 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8956DE
RGB	rgb(137, 86, 222)
HSL	hsl(263, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 61.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 49.66, -62.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 79.52, 308.64°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% 0.0901 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.198 297)
XYZ	xyz(26.8258, 17.2474, 71.0088)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8956DE #ABDE56

analogous

#5667DE #8956DE #CD56DE

triadic

#8956DE #DE8956 #56DE89

tetradic

#8956DE #DE5667 #ABDE56 #56DECD

square

#8956DE #DE5667 #ABDE56 #56DECD

split-complementary

#8956DE #DECD56 #67DE56

monochromatic

#4D1E9B #6728CE #8956DE #AD89E8 #D1BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#8956DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#8956DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8956DE

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8956DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8956DE	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1172DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8956de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 86, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.198 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b188e9',
    500: '#8956de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8956de;
$custom-light: #b188e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8956de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 67.327,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57792,
    "c": 0.19844,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.17248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8956DE

secondary

#CEE2AE

accent

#CF168A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8956DE

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

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