#8840BC#8840BC

#8840BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.190 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840BC
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.05, 52.35, -53.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.05, 74.53, 314.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.1164 -0.1501)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.19 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0620, 12.5322, 48.8766)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840BC #74BC40

analogous

#4A40BC #8840BC #BC40B2

triadic

#8840BC #BC8840 #40BC88

tetradic

#8840BC #BC4A40 #74BC40 #40B2BC

square

#8840BC #BC4A40 #74BC40 #40B2BC

split-complementary

#8840BC #B2BC40 #40BC4A

monochromatic

#462161 #67308E #8840BC #A46CCD #C19ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8840BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8840BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840BC

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840BC	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2764B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.190 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ad1',
    500: '#8840bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8840bc;
$custom-light: #af7ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.839,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52328,
    "c": 0.18993,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840BC

secondary

#A7C98F

accent

#D94F89

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840BC

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

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