#8838AE#8838AE

#8838AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.186 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838AE
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 52.97, -48.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 71.79, 317.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.1266 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.186 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2061, 11.1191, 41.1707)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8838AE #5EAE38

analogous

#4D38AE #8838AE #AE3899

triadic

#8838AE #AE8838 #38AE88

tetradic

#8838AE #AE4D38 #5EAE38 #3899AE

square

#8838AE #AE4D38 #5EAE38 #3899AE

split-complementary

#8838AE #99AE38 #38AE4D

monochromatic

#401A51 #642980 #8838AE #A659CA #BF88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8838AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8838AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838AE

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838AE	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.186 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75c7',
    500: '#8838ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838ae;
$custom-light: #ae75c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.678,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50404,
    "c": 0.1862,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838AE

secondary

#95C37F

accent

#DB4D7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838AE

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

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