#8E55DF#8E55DF

#8E55DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.202 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E55DF
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 223)
HSL	hsl(265, 68%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(265, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 61.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.98, 51.51, -62.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.98, 80.60, 309.72°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% 0.0978 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.202 299)
XYZ	xyz(27.7198, 17.5752, 71.7297)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E55DF #A6DF55

analogous

#5561DF #8E55DF #D355DF

triadic

#8E55DF #DF8E55 #55DF8E

tetradic

#8E55DF #DF5561 #A6DF55 #55DFD3

square

#8E55DF #DF5561 #A6DF55 #55DFD3

split-complementary

#8E55DF #DFD355 #61DF55

monochromatic

#521D9C #6D27D0 #8E55DF #B089E9 #D2BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8E55DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#8E55DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E55DF

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E55DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E55DF	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1873DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e55df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.202 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b488ea',
    500: '#8e55df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e55df;
$custom-light: #b488ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e55df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.783,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58231,
    "c": 0.20159,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.17575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E55DF

secondary

#CCE2AE

accent

#D01583

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E55DF

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

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