#8E55CD#8E55CD

#8E55CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.181 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E55CD
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(269, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 47.05, -53.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 71.31, 311.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.02% 0.0984 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(57.02% 0.181 303)
XYZ	xyz(25.4208, 16.6556, 59.6214)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E55CD #94CD55

analogous

#5558CD #8E55CD #CA55CD

triadic

#8E55CD #CD8E55 #55CD8E

tetradic

#8E55CD #CD5558 #94CD55 #55CDCA

square

#8E55CD #CD5558 #94CD55 #55CDCA

split-complementary

#8E55CD #CDCA55 #58CD55

monochromatic

#522682 #6F34B1 #8E55CD #AD84DB #CDB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8E55CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8E55CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E55CD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E55CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E55CD	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C70D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3771CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e55cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.181 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b387dd',
    500: '#8e55cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e55cd;
$custom-light: #b387dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e55cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57023,
    "c": 0.18072,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.16656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E55CD

secondary

#C0D7A6

accent

#DE4A98

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E55CD

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

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