#8838AF#8838AF

#8838AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.187 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838AF
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 53.19, -48.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 72.28, 317.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% 0.1265 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.187 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3040, 11.1583, 41.6860)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8838AF #5FAF38

analogous

#4C38AF #8838AF #AF389A

triadic

#8838AF #AF8838 #38AF88

tetradic

#8838AF #AF4C38 #5FAF38 #389AAF

square

#8838AF #AF4C38 #5FAF38 #389AAF

split-complementary

#8838AF #9AAF38 #38AF4C

monochromatic

#401A52 #642981 #8838AF #A55ACA #BF88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8838AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8838AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838AF

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838AF	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D60AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.187 312.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.336,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50471,
    "c": 0.18719,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838AF

secondary

#96C380

accent

#DB4D7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838AF

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

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