#8956EF#8956EF

#8956EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.218 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8956EF
RGB	rgb(137, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(260, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(260, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.7%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.74, 54.08, -69.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.74, 88.30, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.01% 0.0888 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(59.01% 0.218 294)
XYZ	xyz(29.2201, 18.2052, 83.6190)
Luminance	0.1821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8956EF #BCEF56

analogous

#566FEF #8956EF #D556EF

triadic

#8956EF #EF8956 #56EF89

tetradic

#8956EF #EF566F #BCEF56 #56EFD5

square

#8956EF #EF566F #BCEF56 #56EFD5

split-complementary

#8956EF #EFD556 #6FEF56

monochromatic

#4912B9 #621EEA #8956EF #B08EF4 #D7C6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#8956EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#8956EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8956EF

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8956EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8956EF	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D7A9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8956ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.218 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b288f5',
    500: '#8956ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8956ef;
$custom-light: #b288f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8956ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59014,
    "c": 0.21826,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.18206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8956EF

secondary

#D9EBB5

accent

#DF0697

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8956EF

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

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