#8842CD#8842CD
#8842CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.205 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8842CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 66, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.56, 55.37, -60.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.56, 82.00, 312.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.78% 0.1124 -0.172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.78% 0.205 303.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1184, 13.5385, 59.1410) |
| Luminance | 0.1354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.62
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.12
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.62
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.88
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.02
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8842CD #87CD42
analogous
#4242CD #8842CD #CD42CC
triadic
#8842CD #CD8842 #42CD88
tetradic
#8842CD #CD4242 #87CD42 #42CCCD
square
#8842CD #CD4242 #87CD42 #42CCCD
split-complementary
#8842CD #CCCD42 #42CD42
monochromatic
#4B1F76 #692CA6 #8842CD #A672DA #C5A3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.66
#8842CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#8842CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8842CD
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8842CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8842CD | 1.00 | 5.66 | 3.71 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0067CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A6282
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8842cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 66, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.205 303.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b07bdd',
500: '#8842cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8842cd; $custom-light: #b07bdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8842cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 136,
"g": 66,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.216,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53784,
"c": 0.20543,
"h": 303.2
},
"luminance": 0.13538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8842CD
secondary
#B5D397
accent
#E14693
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83