#8838BC#8838BC

#8838BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.200 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838BC
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 56.04, -55.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 78.65, 315.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1251 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.2 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6428, 11.6938, 48.7369)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838BC #6CBC38

analogous

#4638BC #8838BC #BC38AE

triadic

#8838BC #BC8838 #38BC88

tetradic

#8838BC #BC4638 #6CBC38 #38AEBC

square

#8838BC #BC4638 #6CBC38 #38AEBC

split-complementary

#8838BC #AEBC38 #38BC46

monochromatic

#441C5E #662A8D #8838BC #A461D0 #BF90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8838BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8838BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838BC

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838BC	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1961B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.200 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d1',
    500: '#8838bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838bc;
$custom-light: #af75d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.364,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5138,
    "c": 0.20024,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838BC

secondary

#A1C987

accent

#DD4A84

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838BC

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

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