#8840CC#8840CC

#8840CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.207 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840CC
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, 56.08, -60.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 82.55, 312.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1146 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.207 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8833, 13.2607, 58.4691)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840CC #84CC40

analogous

#4240CC #8840CC #CC40CA

triadic

#8840CC #CC8840 #40CC88

tetradic

#8840CC #CC4240 #84CC40 #40CACC

square

#8840CC #CC4240 #84CC40 #40CACC

split-complementary

#8840CC #CACC40 #40CC42

monochromatic

#4A1F73 #692CA3 #8840CC #A670D9 #C4A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8840CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8840CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840CC

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840CC	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.207 303.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.857,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53469,
    "c": 0.20686,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840CC

secondary

#B3D295

accent

#E14792

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840CC

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

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