#8838CF#8838CF

#8838CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.219 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838CF
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 60.35, -64.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 87.97, 313.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.122 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.219 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8274, 12.5676, 60.2426)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838CF #7FCF38

analogous

#3D38CF #8838CF #CF38CB

triadic

#8838CF #CF8838 #38CF88

tetradic

#8838CF #CF3D38 #7FCF38 #38CBCF

square

#8838CF #CF3D38 #7FCF38 #38CBCF

split-complementary

#8838CF #CBCF38 #38CF3D

monochromatic

#491B71 #6927A3 #8838CF #A569DB #C39BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8838CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8838CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838CF

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838CF	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.219 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176df',
    500: '#8838cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838cf;
$custom-light: #b176df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.788,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52792,
    "c": 0.21933,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838CF

secondary

#AFD390

accent

#E4448F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838CF

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

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