#8840CB#8840CB

#8840CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.206 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840CB
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 55.84, -60.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 82.05, 312.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% 0.1147 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.206 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.7638, 13.2129, 57.8394)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840CB #83CB40

analogous

#4240CB #8840CB #CB40C9

triadic

#8840CB #CB8840 #40CB88

tetradic

#8840CB #CB4240 #83CB40 #40C9CB

square

#8840CB #CB4240 #83CB40 #40C9CB

split-complementary

#8840CB #C9CB40 #40CB42

monochromatic

#4A1F72 #692CA2 #8840CB #A670D8 #C4A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8840CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8840CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840CB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840CB	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.206 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07adc',
    500: '#8840cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8840cb;
$custom-light: #b07adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.079,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53395,
    "c": 0.20581,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840CB

secondary

#B2D295

accent

#E04791

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840CB

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

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