#8840CE#8840CE

#8840CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.209 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8840CE
RGB	rgb(136, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 56.55, -61.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 83.54, 312.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.1143 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.209 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.1247, 13.3573, 59.7405)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8840CE #86CE40

analogous

#4140CE #8840CE #CE40CD

triadic

#8840CE #CE8840 #40CE88

tetradic

#8840CE #CE4140 #86CE40 #40CDCE

square

#8840CE #CE4140 #86CE40 #40CDCE

split-complementary

#8840CE #CDCE40 #40CE41

monochromatic

#4A1E75 #692BA6 #8840CE #A671DA #C5A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8840CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8840CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8840CE

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8840CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8840CE	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8840ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.209 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ade',
    500: '#8840ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8840ce;
$custom-light: #b07ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8840ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.423,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53616,
    "c": 0.20897,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8840CE

secondary

#B4D496

accent

#E24593

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8840CE

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

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