#8840BD#8840BD

#8840BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.191 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840BD
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 52.58, -53.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 75.04, 314.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1163 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.191 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.1701, 12.5754, 49.4463)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840BD #75BD40

analogous

#4A40BD #8840BD #BD40B4

triadic

#8840BD #BD8840 #40BD88

tetradic

#8840BD #BD4A40 #75BD40 #40B4BD

square

#8840BD #BD4A40 #75BD40 #40B4BD

split-complementary

#8840BD #B4BD40 #40BD4A

monochromatic

#462162 #67318F #8840BD #A46DCD #C19ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8840BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8840BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840BD

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840BD	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2564BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.191 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ad2',
    500: '#8840bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8840bd;
$custom-light: #af7ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.56,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52397,
    "c": 0.19099,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840BD

secondary

#A8C990

accent

#D94F89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840BD

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

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