#8838AA#8838AA

#8838AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.182 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838AA
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, 52.12, -46.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 69.84, 318.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1268 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.182 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8220, 10.9655, 39.1475)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838AA #5AAA38

analogous

#4F38AA #8838AA #AA3893

triadic

#8838AA #AA8838 #38AA88

tetradic

#8838AA #AA4F38 #5AAA38 #3893AA

square

#8838AA #AA4F38 #5AAA38 #3893AA

split-complementary

#8838AA #93AA38 #38AA4F

monochromatic

#3E1A4E #63297C #8838AA #A657C8 #BF85D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8838AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8838AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838AA

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838AA	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.182 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75c4',
    500: '#8838aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838aa;
$custom-light: #ae75c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.105,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50136,
    "c": 0.1822,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838AA

secondary

#91C17D

accent

#DA4E78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838AA

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

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