#8D56BC#8D56BC

#8D56BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.159 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D56BC
RGB	rgb(141, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(272, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 42.16, -45.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 61.84, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.0954 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.159 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3875, 15.9494, 49.4137)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D56BC #85BC56

analogous

#5A56BC #8D56BC #BC56B8

triadic

#8D56BC #BC8D56 #56BC8D

tetradic

#8D56BC #BC5A56 #85BC56 #56B8BC

square

#8D56BC #BC5A56 #85BC56 #56B8BC

split-complementary

#8D56BC #B8BC56 #56BC5A

monochromatic

#4E2B6D #6E3C98 #8D56BC #AB82CD #C8AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8D56BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8D56BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D56BC

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D56BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D56BC	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)

#356DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4770BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d56bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.159 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187d1',
    500: '#8d56bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d56bc;
$custom-light: #b187d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d56bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.353,
    "s": 43.22,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56001,
    "c": 0.15896,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D56BC

secondary

#B5CDA1

accent

#D3558F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D56BC

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

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