#8838BF#8838BF

#8838BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.203 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838BF
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 56.71, -56.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 80.13, 315.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1247 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.203 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9695, 11.8245, 50.4578)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838BF #6FBF38

analogous

#4538BF #8838BF #BF38B2

triadic

#8838BF #BF8838 #38BF88

tetradic

#8838BF #BF4538 #6FBF38 #38B2BF

square

#8838BF #BF4538 #6FBF38 #38B2BF

split-complementary

#8838BF #B2BF38 #38BF45

monochromatic

#451C60 #662A90 #8838BF #A463D1 #C092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8838BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8838BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838BF

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838BF	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1161BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.203 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d3',
    500: '#8838bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838bf;
$custom-light: #af75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51596,
    "c": 0.20325,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838BF

secondary

#A3CA89

accent

#DE4A86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838BF

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

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