#8D55BD#8D55BD

#8D55BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.162 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D55BD
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(272, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 42.95, -46.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 62.97, 313.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.0968 -0.1295)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.162 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4164, 15.8341, 49.9569)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D55BD #85BD55

analogous

#5955BD #8D55BD #BD55B9

triadic

#8D55BD #BD8D55 #55BD8D

tetradic

#8D55BD #BD5955 #85BD55 #55B9BD

square

#8D55BD #BD5955 #85BD55 #55B9BD

split-complementary

#8D55BD #B9BD55 #55BD59

monochromatic

#4E2A6D #6E3C99 #8D55BD #AB81CE #C8ADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#8D55BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#8D55BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D55BD

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D55BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D55BD	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d55bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.162 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187d1',
    500: '#8d55bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d55bd;
$custom-light: #b187d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d55bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55908,
    "c": 0.16172,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D55BD

secondary

#B5CDA1

accent

#D4548F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D55BD

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

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