#8A36A0#8A36A0

#8A36A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.176 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36A0
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 160)
HSL	hsl(288, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(288, 66%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 66.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 51.41, -41.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 66.10, 321.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.1321 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.176 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1447, 10.5805, 34.3374)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36A0 #4CA036

analogous

#5536A0 #8A36A0 #A03681

triadic

#8A36A0 #A08A36 #36A08A

tetradic

#8A36A0 #A05536 #4CA036 #3681A0

square

#8A36A0 #A05536 #4CA036 #3681A0

split-complementary

#8A36A0 #81A036 #36A055

monochromatic

#3B1744 #632772 #8A36A0 #AC4FC4 #C17DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8A36A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A36A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36A0

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36A0	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1156A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5E9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4966

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.176 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73bd',
    500: '#8a36a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36a0;
$custom-light: #af73bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.547,
    "s": 49.533,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49523,
    "c": 0.17596,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36A0

secondary

#84BC75

accent

#D94F6B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36A0

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

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