#8B56EC#8B56EC

#8B56EC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.215 H 295.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B56EC
RGB	rgb(139, 86, 236)
HSL	hsl(261, 80%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(261, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 63.6%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.74, 53.69, -68.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.74, 86.73, 308.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.99% 0.0917 -0.1944)
OKLCH	oklch(58.99% 0.215 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.1116, 18.2000, 81.3198)
Luminance	0.1820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B56EC #B7EC56

analogous

#566CEC #8B56EC #D656EC

triadic

#8B56EC #EC8B56 #56EC8B

tetradic

#8B56EC #EC566C #B7EC56 #56ECD6

square

#8B56EC #EC566C #B7EC56 #56ECD6

split-complementary

#8B56EC #ECD656 #6CEC56

monochromatic

#4C14B3 #651FE6 #8B56EC #B18DF2 #D7C4F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#8B56EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#8B56EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B56EC

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B56EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B56EC	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#727999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b56ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.215 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b388f3',
    500: '#8b56ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b56ec;
$custom-light: #b388f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b56ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.2,
    "s": 79.787,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5899,
    "c": 0.21492,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B56EC

secondary

#D7EAB4

accent

#DC0992

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B56EC

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

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