#8D55EE#8D55EE

#8D55EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.219 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D55EE
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 238)
HSL	hsl(262, 82%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(262, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 64.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 55.11, -68.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 88.29, 308.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.2% 0.0952 -0.1968)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.219 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.6616, 18.3321, 82.8480)
Luminance	0.1833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D55EE #B6EE55

analogous

#5569EE #8D55EE #DA55EE

triadic

#8D55EE #EE8D55 #55EE8D

tetradic

#8D55EE #EE5569 #B6EE55 #55EEDA

square

#8D55EE #EE5569 #B6EE55 #55EEDA

split-complementary

#8D55EE #EEDA55 #69EE55

monochromatic

#4E12B6 #681DE8 #8D55EE #B28DF4 #D8C4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#8D55EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#8D55EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D55EE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D55EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D55EE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74799A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d55ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.219 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b588f4',
    500: '#8d55ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d55ee;
$custom-light: #b588f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d55ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.961,
    "s": 81.818,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59197,
    "c": 0.21865,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D55EE

secondary

#D7EBB4

accent

#DE0790

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D55EE

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

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