#8838BD#8838BD

#8838BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.201 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838BD
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 56.27, -55.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 79.15, 315.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.125 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.201 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7509, 11.7370, 49.3066)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838BD #6DBD38

analogous

#4538BD #8838BD #BD38AF

triadic

#8838BD #BD8838 #38BD88

tetradic

#8838BD #BD4538 #6DBD38 #38AFBD

square

#8838BD #BD4538 #6DBD38 #38AFBD

split-complementary

#8838BD #AFBD38 #38BD45

monochromatic

#441C5F #662A8E #8838BD #A462D0 #C091DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8838BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8838BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838BD

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838BD	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1761BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.201 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d2',
    500: '#8838bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838bd;
$custom-light: #af75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.09,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51451,
    "c": 0.20124,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838BD

secondary

#A2C987

accent

#DE4A85

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838BD

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

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