#8A56DE#8A56DE

#8A56DE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.199 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56DE
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 222)
HSL	hsl(263, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 61.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, 49.87, -61.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 79.52, 308.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.0915 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.199 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.9905, 17.3324, 71.0165)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56DE #AADE56

analogous

#5666DE #8A56DE #CE56DE

triadic

#8A56DE #DE8A56 #56DE8A

tetradic

#8A56DE #DE5666 #AADE56 #56DECE

square

#8A56DE #DE5666 #AADE56 #56DECE

split-complementary

#8A56DE #DECE56 #66DE56

monochromatic

#4E1E9B #6828CE #8A56DE #AD89E8 #D1BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#8A56DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#8A56DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56DE

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56DE	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1472DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.199 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b188e9',
    500: '#8a56de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56de;
$custom-light: #b188e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.941,
    "s": 67.327,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57894,
    "c": 0.19855,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56DE

secondary

#CEE2AE

accent

#CF1689

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56DE

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

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