#8956DF#8956DF

#8956DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.200 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8956DF
RGB	rgb(137, 86, 223)
HSL	hsl(262, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 61.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 49.91, -62.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 80.04, 308.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.86% 0.0901 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(57.86% 0.2 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.9602, 17.3012, 71.7168)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8956DF #ACDF56

analogous

#5667DF #8956DF #CE56DF

triadic

#8956DF #DF8956 #56DF89

tetradic

#8956DF #DF5667 #ACDF56 #56DFCE

square

#8956DF #DF5667 #ACDF56 #56DFCE

split-complementary

#8956DF #DFCE56 #67DF56

monochromatic

#4D1E9D #6627D0 #8956DF #AD89E9 #D1BDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8956DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#8956DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8956DF

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8956DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8956DF	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C72DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8956df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 86, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.200 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b188ea',
    500: '#8956df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8956df;
$custom-light: #b188ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8956df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.336,
    "s": 68.159,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57862,
    "c": 0.19962,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8956DF

secondary

#CFE2AE

accent

#D0158B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8956DF

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

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