#8838CA#8838CA

#8838CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.214 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838CA
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 59.20, -61.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 85.52, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.1229 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.214 305)
XYZ	xyz(22.2258, 12.3270, 57.0741)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838CA #7ACA38

analogous

#3F38CA #8838CA #CA38C3

triadic

#8838CA #CA8838 #38CA88

tetradic

#8838CA #CA3F38 #7ACA38 #38C3CA

square

#8838CA #CA3F38 #7ACA38 #38C3CA

split-complementary

#8838CA #C3CA38 #38CA3F

monochromatic

#481D6B #68299B #8838CA #A568D7 #C299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8838CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8838CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838CA

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838CA	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.214 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076db',
    500: '#8838ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838ca;
$custom-light: #b076db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.877,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52411,
    "c": 0.21431,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.12327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838CA

secondary

#ACCF8E

accent

#E1478C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838CA

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

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