#8838C7#8838C7

#8838C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.211 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838C7
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 58.52, -60.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 84.05, 314.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% 0.1234 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.211 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8740, 12.1863, 55.2216)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838C7 #77C738

analogous

#4038C7 #8838C7 #C738BF

triadic

#8838C7 #C78838 #38C788

tetradic

#8838C7 #C74038 #77C738 #38BFC7

square

#8838C7 #C74038 #77C738 #38BFC7

split-complementary

#8838C7 #BFC738 #38C740

monochromatic

#471D67 #672B97 #8838C7 #A568D4 #C198E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8838C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8838C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838C7

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838C7	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.211 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076d9',
    500: '#8838c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838c7;
$custom-light: #b076d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.566,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52186,
    "c": 0.2113,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838C7

secondary

#AACD8D

accent

#DF488B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838C7

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

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