#8D56DB#8D56DB

#8D56DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.195 H 299.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D56DB
RGB	rgb(141, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(265, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(265, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.80, 49.76, -60.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.80, 77.96, 309.66°)
OKLab	oklab(58% 0.0956 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.195 299.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.0953, 17.4325, 68.9414)
Luminance	0.1743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D56DB #A4DB56

analogous

#5662DB #8D56DB #CF56DB

triadic

#8D56DB #DB8D56 #56DB8D

tetradic

#8D56DB #DB5662 #A4DB56 #56DBCF

square

#8D56DB #DB5662 #A4DB56 #56DBCF

split-complementary

#8D56DB #DBCF56 #62DB56

monochromatic

#512097 #6C2BC9 #8D56DB #AF88E6 #D1BBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#8D56DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#8D56DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D56DB

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D56DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D56DB	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2373D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d56db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.195 299.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b388e7',
    500: '#8d56db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d56db;
$custom-light: #b388e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d56db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.812,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57995,
    "c": 0.19544,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D56DB

secondary

#CBE0AD

accent

#E840A2

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D56DB

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

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