#8838BE#8838BE

#8838BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.202 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838BE
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 56.49, -56.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 79.64, 315.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1248 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.202 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8599, 11.7806, 49.8802)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838BE #6EBE38

analogous

#4538BE #8838BE #BE38B1

triadic

#8838BE #BE8838 #38BE88

tetradic

#8838BE #BE4538 #6EBE38 #38B1BE

square

#8838BE #BE4538 #6EBE38 #38B1BE

split-complementary

#8838BE #B1BE38 #38BE45

monochromatic

#441C5F #662A8F #8838BE #A462D1 #C092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8838BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8838BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838BE

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838BE	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1461BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.202 308.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.821,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51524,
    "c": 0.20225,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838BE

secondary

#A3CA88

accent

#DE4A86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838BE

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

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