#8838CB#8838CB

#8838CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.215 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838CB
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 59.43, -62.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 86.01, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.1227 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.215 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3446, 12.3745, 57.6997)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838CB #7BCB38

analogous

#3E38CB #8838CB #CB38C5

triadic

#8838CB #CB8838 #38CB88

tetradic

#8838CB #CB3E38 #7BCB38 #38C5CB

square

#8838CB #CB3E38 #7BCB38 #38C5CB

split-complementary

#8838CB #C5CB38 #38CB3E

monochromatic

#481C6C #68299D #8838CB #A569D8 #C299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8838CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8838CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838CB

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838CB	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.215 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076dc',
    500: '#8838cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838cb;
$custom-light: #b076dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.653,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52487,
    "c": 0.21531,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838CB

secondary

#ADD08F

accent

#E2468D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838CB

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

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