#8840AD#8840AD

#8840AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.174 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840AD
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 48.98, -45.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 67.03, 316.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1172 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.174 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5282, 11.9187, 40.7989)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840AD #65AD40

analogous

#5240AD #8840AD #AD409C

triadic

#8840AD #AD8840 #40AD88

tetradic

#8840AD #AD5240 #65AD40 #409CAD

square

#8840AD #AD5240 #65AD40 #409CAD

split-complementary

#8840AD #9CAD40 #40AD52

monochromatic

#421F54 #652F80 #8840AD #A564C6 #BF91D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8840AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8840AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840AD

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840AD	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3862AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.174 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79c6',
    500: '#8840ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8840ad;
$custom-light: #ae79c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.633,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51325,
    "c": 0.17406,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840AD

secondary

#9BC287

accent

#D6527F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840AD

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

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