#8838BB#8838BB

#8838BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.199 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838BB
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 55.82, -54.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 78.16, 315.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1252 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.199 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.5353, 11.6508, 48.1711)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838BB #6BBB38

analogous

#4638BB #8838BB #BB38AC

triadic

#8838BB #BB8838 #38BB88

tetradic

#8838BB #BB4638 #6BBB38 #38ACBB

square

#8838BB #BB4638 #6BBB38 #38ACBB

split-complementary

#8838BB #ACBB38 #38BB46

monochromatic

#431C5D #662A8C #8838BB #A461D0 #BF90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8838BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8838BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838BB

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838BB	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.199 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d0',
    500: '#8838bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838bb;
$custom-light: #af75d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.641,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51308,
    "c": 0.19923,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838BB

secondary

#A0C886

accent

#DD4B84

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838BB

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

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