#8D55C7#8D55C7
#8D55C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.173 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D55C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 85, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 57.3%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.34, 45.35, -50.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.34, 68.17, 311.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.53% 0.0971 -0.1437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.53% 0.173 304) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5395, 16.2833, 55.8720) |
| Luminance | 0.1628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 3.94
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.75
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.83
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.87
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.03
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D55C7 #8FC755
analogous
#5556C7 #8D55C7 #C655C7
triadic
#8D55C7 #C78D55 #55C78D
tetradic
#8D55C7 #C75556 #8FC755 #55C7C6
square
#8D55C7 #C75556 #8FC755 #55C7C6
split-complementary
#8D55C7 #C7C655 #56C755
monochromatic
#50287A #6E37A8 #8D55C7 #AC83D6 #CBB1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#8D55C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#8D55C7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D55C7
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D55C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D55C7 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#266FCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C70C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#836B86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d55c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.173 304.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b287d9',
500: '#8d55c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d55c7; $custom-light: #b287d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d55c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 85,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.474,
"s": 50.442,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56529,
"c": 0.17347,
"h": 304
},
"luminance": 0.16283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D55C7
secondary
#BCD4A4
accent
#DA4E95
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83