#8838D1#8838D1

#8838D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.221 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8838D1
RGB	rgb(136, 56, 209)
HSL	hsl(271, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 60.81, -64.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 88.95, 313.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% 0.1216 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.221 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0734, 12.6660, 61.5385)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8838D1 #81D138

analogous

#3C38D1 #8838D1 #D138CD

triadic

#8838D1 #D18838 #38D188

tetradic

#8838D1 #D13C38 #81D138 #38CDD1

square

#8838D1 #D13C38 #81D138 #38CDD1

split-complementary

#8838D1 #CDD138 #38D13C

monochromatic

#491B74 #6926A6 #8838D1 #A66ADC #C39BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8838D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8838D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8838D1

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8838D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8838D1	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8838d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 56, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.221 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176e0',
    500: '#8838d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8838d1;
$custom-light: #b176e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8838d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.373,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52947,
    "c": 0.22134,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8838D1

secondary

#B1D491

accent

#E64290

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8838D1

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

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