#8B56CF#8B56CF

#8B56CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.181 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B56CF
RGB	rgb(139, 86, 207)
HSL	hsl(266, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 46.29, -54.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 71.71, 310.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.0933 -0.1551)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.181 301)
XYZ	xyz(25.2351, 16.6494, 60.9036)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B56CF #9ACF56

analogous

#565ECF #8B56CF #C756CF

triadic

#8B56CF #CF8B56 #56CF8B

tetradic

#8B56CF #CF565E #9ACF56 #56CFC7

square

#8B56CF #CF565E #9ACF56 #56CFC7

split-complementary

#8B56CF #CFC756 #5ECF56

monochromatic

#4F2685 #6C33B5 #8B56CF #AC86DD #CCB5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8B56CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8B56CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B56CF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B56CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B56CF	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1971D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3371CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b56cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.181 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b188de',
    500: '#8b56cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b56cf;
$custom-light: #b188de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b56cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.281,
    "s": 55.76,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56981,
    "c": 0.18101,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.1665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B56CF

secondary

#C3D9A8

accent

#DF499D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B56CF

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

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