#8A56C4#8A56C4
#8A56C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.168 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A56C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 86, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 56%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.6%, 56.1%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 43.33, -49.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 65.93, 311.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.17% 0.0919 -0.1403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.17% 0.168 303.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7706, 16.0444, 54.0584) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 3.62
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.90
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.09
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.43
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.53
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A56C4 #90C456
analogous
#5659C4 #8A56C4 #C156C4
triadic
#8A56C4 #C48A56 #56C48A
tetradic
#8A56C4 #C45659 #90C456 #56C4C1
square
#8A56C4 #C45659 #90C456 #56C4C1
split-complementary
#8A56C4 #C4C156 #59C456
monochromatic
#4E2976 #6B39A4 #8A56C4 #A983D4 #C9B1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#8A56C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#8A56C4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A56C4
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A56C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A56C4 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A6EC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E6FC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a56c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.168 303.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af87d6',
500: '#8a56c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a56c4; $custom-light: #af87d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a56c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 86,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.364,
"s": 48.246,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56167,
"c": 0.16769,
"h": 303.2
},
"luminance": 0.16044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A56C4
secondary
#BCD2A4
accent
#D85098
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#110B14
muted
#807C83