#8D55BE#8D55BE

#8D55BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.163 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D55BE
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 43.18, -46.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 63.49, 312.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.0969 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.163 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5253, 15.8776, 50.5306)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D55BE #86BE55

analogous

#5955BE #8D55BE #BE55BB

triadic

#8D55BE #BE8D55 #55BE8D

tetradic

#8D55BE #BE5955 #86BE55 #55BBBE

square

#8D55BE #BE5955 #86BE55 #55BBBE

split-complementary

#8D55BE #BBBE55 #55BE59

monochromatic

#4F2A6E #6E3B9B #8D55BE #AB81CF #C8AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8D55BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8D55BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D55BE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D55BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D55BE	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#316DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d55be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.163 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187d2',
    500: '#8d55be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d55be;
$custom-light: #b187d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d55be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55969,
    "c": 0.1629,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D55BE

secondary

#B6CEA1

accent

#D45390

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D55BE

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

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