#8A56ED#8A56ED
#8A56ED is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.216 H 294.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A56ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 86, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.70, 53.75, -68.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.70, 87.26, 308.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.97% 0.0903 -0.1962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.97% 0.216 294.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0910, 18.1726, 82.0793) |
| Luminance | 0.1817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 1.33
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.06
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.12
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.50
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.51
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A56ED #B9ED56
analogous
#566DED #8A56ED #D556ED
triadic
#8A56ED #ED8A56 #56ED8A
tetradic
#8A56ED #ED566D #B9ED56 #56EDD5
square
#8A56ED #ED566D #B9ED56 #56EDD5
split-complementary
#8A56ED #EDD556 #6DED56
monochromatic
#4B13B5 #641FE7 #8A56ED #B08DF3 #D7C5F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#8A56ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#8A56ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A56ED
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A56ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A56ED | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0078F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0074EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70799A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a56ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.216 294.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b388f4',
500: '#8a56ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a56ed; $custom-light: #b388f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a56ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 86,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.662,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58965,
"c": 0.21601,
"h": 294.7
},
"luminance": 0.18173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A56ED
secondary
#D8EAB4
accent
#DD0894
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FE
border
#D0CBD6
text
#120C17
muted
#817D85