#8B56CD#8B56CD

#8B56CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.179 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B56CD
RGB	rgb(139, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.69, 45.80, -53.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.69, 70.66, 310.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.0933 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.179 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.9921, 16.5522, 59.6240)
Luminance	0.1655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B56CD #98CD56

analogous

#565CCD #8B56CD #C756CD

triadic

#8B56CD #CD8B56 #56CD8B

tetradic

#8B56CD #CD565C #98CD56 #56CDC7

square

#8B56CD #CD565C #98CD56 #56CDC7

split-complementary

#8B56CD #CDC756 #5CCD56

monochromatic

#4F2682 #6C34B1 #8B56CD #AB85DB #CCB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#8B56CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#8B56CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B56CD

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B56CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B56CD	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D70D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3571CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b56cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.179 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b188dd',
    500: '#8b56cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b56cd;
$custom-light: #b188dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b56cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.723,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5685,
    "c": 0.17863,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B56CD

secondary

#C2D8A7

accent

#DE4A9C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B56CD

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

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