#8B56BF#8B56BF

#8B56BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.162 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B56BF
RGB	rgb(139, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(270, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 42.36, -47.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 63.33, 311.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.093 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.162 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.3772, 15.9063, 51.1188)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B56BF #8ABF56

analogous

#5756BF #8B56BF #BF56BE

triadic

#8B56BF #BF8B56 #56BF8B

tetradic

#8B56BF #BF5756 #8ABF56 #56BEBF

square

#8B56BF #BF5756 #8ABF56 #56BEBF

split-complementary

#8B56BF #BEBF56 #56BF57

monochromatic

#4E2A70 #6C3B9D #8B56BF #A982D0 #C8AFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8B56BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8B56BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B56BF

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B56BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B56BF	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#316EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b56bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.162 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087d3',
    500: '#8b56bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b56bf;
$custom-light: #b087d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b56bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.286,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55964,
    "c": 0.16196,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.15906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B56BF

secondary

#B8CFA2

accent

#D55393

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B56BF

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

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