#8840AF#8840AF

#8840AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.176 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840AF
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.21, 49.42, -46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.21, 68.03, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% 0.1171 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.176 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7232, 11.9967, 41.8257)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840AF #67AF40

analogous

#5140AF #8840AF #AF409F

triadic

#8840AF #AF8840 #40AF88

tetradic

#8840AF #AF5140 #67AF40 #409FAF

square

#8840AF #AF5140 #67AF40 #409FAF

split-complementary

#8840AF #9FAF40 #40AF51

monochromatic

#421F55 #653082 #8840AF #A565C7 #BF92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8840AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8840AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840AF

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840AF	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C5EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3663AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.176 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79c7',
    500: '#8840af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8840af;
$custom-light: #ae79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.919,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51455,
    "c": 0.17618,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840AF

secondary

#9DC388

accent

#D65280

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840AF

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

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