#8D55C0#8D55C0

#8D55C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.165 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D55C0
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 192)
HSL	hsl(271, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 55.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 43.66, -47.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 64.53, 312.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.0969 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.165 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7454, 15.9657, 51.6897)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D55C0 #88C055

analogous

#5855C0 #8D55C0 #C055BE

triadic

#8D55C0 #C08D55 #55C08D

tetradic

#8D55C0 #C05855 #88C055 #55BEC0

square

#8D55C0 #C05855 #88C055 #55BEC0

split-complementary

#8D55C0 #BEC055 #55C058

monochromatic

#4F2A71 #6E3A9D #8D55C0 #AB82D1 #C9AEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8D55C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8D55C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D55C0

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D55C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D55C0	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F6DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4370BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d55c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.165 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187d3',
    500: '#8d55c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d55c0;
$custom-light: #b187d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d55c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.402,
    "s": 45.923,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56091,
    "c": 0.16524,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D55C0

secondary

#B7CFA2

accent

#D65291

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D55C0

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

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