#8D56DE#8D56DE

#8D56DE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.199 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D56DE
RGB	rgb(141, 86, 222)
HSL	hsl(264, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(264, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 61.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 50.51, -61.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 79.51, 309.44°)
OKLab	oklab(58.2% 0.0954 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.199 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.4938, 17.5919, 71.0401)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D56DE #A7DE56

analogous

#5663DE #8D56DE #D156DE

triadic

#8D56DE #DE8D56 #56DE8D

tetradic

#8D56DE #DE5663 #A7DE56 #56DED1

square

#8D56DE #DE5663 #A7DE56 #56DED1

split-complementary

#8D56DE #DED156 #63DE56

monochromatic

#511E9B #6C28CE #8D56DE #B089E8 #D2BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8D56DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#8D56DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D56DE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D56DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D56DE	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C73DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d56de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 86, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.199 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b388e9',
    500: '#8d56de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d56de;
$custom-light: #b388e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d56de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.265,
    "s": 67.327,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.582,
    "c": 0.19893,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D56DE

secondary

#CDE2AE

accent

#CF1684

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D56DE

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

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