#8838CC#8838CC

#8838CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.216 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838CC
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 59.66, -62.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 86.50, 313.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1226 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.216 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4641, 12.4223, 58.3293)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838CC #7CCC38

analogous

#3E38CC #8838CC #CC38C6

triadic

#8838CC #CC8838 #38CC88

tetradic

#8838CC #CC3E38 #7CCC38 #38C6CC

square

#8838CC #CC3E38 #7CCC38 #38C6CC

split-complementary

#8838CC #C6CC38 #38CC3E

monochromatic

#481C6E #68299E #8838CC #A569D8 #C299E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8838CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8838CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838CC

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838CC	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.216 304.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.432,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52563,
    "c": 0.21632,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838CC

secondary

#ADD18F

accent

#E2458E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838CC

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

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