#8B56DC#8B56DC

#8B56DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.196 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B56DC
RGB	rgb(139, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(264, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(264, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.65, 49.57, -60.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.65, 78.48, 309.18°)
OKLab	oklab(57.86% 0.0929 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(57.86% 0.196 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.8903, 17.3115, 69.6210)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B56DC #A7DC56

analogous

#5664DC #8B56DC #CE56DC

triadic

#8B56DC #DC8B56 #56DC8B

tetradic

#8B56DC #DC5664 #A7DC56 #56DCCE

square

#8B56DC #DC5664 #A7DC56 #56DCCE

split-complementary

#8B56DC #DCCE56 #64DC56

monochromatic

#4F2098 #6A2ACB #8B56DC #AE89E6 #D1BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8B56DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#8B56DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B56DC

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B56DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B56DC	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C72D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b56dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.196 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b288e8',
    500: '#8b56dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b56dc;
$custom-light: #b288e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b56dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.731,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57857,
    "c": 0.19633,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B56DC

secondary

#CCE1AD

accent

#E93FA6

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B56DC

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

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