#8838C3#8838C3

#8838C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.207 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838C3
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, 57.61, -58.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 82.09, 314.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.1241 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.207 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4157, 12.0030, 52.8078)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838C3 #73C338

analogous

#4338C3 #8838C3 #C338B9

triadic

#8838C3 #C38838 #38C388

tetradic

#8838C3 #C34338 #73C338 #38B9C3

square

#8838C3 #C34338 #73C338 #38B9C3

split-complementary

#8838C3 #B9C338 #38C343

monochromatic

#461D64 #672A93 #8838C3 #A465D3 #C095E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8838C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8838C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838C3

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838C3	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.207 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d6',
    500: '#8838c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838c3;
$custom-light: #b075d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.532,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51889,
    "c": 0.20727,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838C3

secondary

#A7CC8B

accent

#DF4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838C3

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

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