#8838C8#8838C8

#8838C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.212 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838C8
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 58.74, -60.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 84.54, 314.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1233 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.212 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9905, 12.2329, 55.8351)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838C8 #78C838

analogous

#4038C8 #8838C8 #C838C0

triadic

#8838C8 #C88838 #38C888

tetradic

#8838C8 #C84038 #78C838 #38C0C8

square

#8838C8 #C84038 #78C838 #38C0C8

split-complementary

#8838C8 #C0C838 #38C840

monochromatic

#471D69 #682A99 #8838C8 #A568D5 #C198E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8838C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8838C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838C8

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838C8	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.212 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076da',
    500: '#8838c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838c8;
$custom-light: #b076da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52261,
    "c": 0.21229,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838C8

secondary

#AACE8E

accent

#E0488B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838C8

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

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