#8840BE#8840BE

#8840BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.192 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840BE
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 52.81, -54.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 75.54, 314.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1162 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.192 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2791, 12.6190, 50.0199)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840BE #76BE40

analogous

#4940BE #8840BE #BE40B5

triadic

#8840BE #BE8840 #40BE88

tetradic

#8840BE #BE4940 #76BE40 #40B5BE

square

#8840BE #BE4940 #76BE40 #40B5BE

split-complementary

#8840BE #B5BE40 #40BE49

monochromatic

#462162 #673190 #8840BE #A56DCE #C19BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8840BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8840BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840BE

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840BE	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2364BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.192 307.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52467,
    "c": 0.19205,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840BE

secondary

#A9C990

accent

#D94F8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840BE

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

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