#8A36A3#8A36A3

#8A36A3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.179 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36A3
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 163)
HSL	hsl(286, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 66.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.05, 52.02, -43.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.05, 67.52, 320.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.132 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.179 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4103, 10.6867, 35.7362)
Luminance	0.1069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36A3 #4FA336

analogous

#5436A3 #8A36A3 #A33685

triadic

#8A36A3 #A38A36 #36A38A

tetradic

#8A36A3 #A35436 #4FA336 #3685A3

square

#8A36A3 #A35436 #4FA336 #3685A3

split-complementary

#8A36A3 #85A336 #36A354

monochromatic

#3C1847 #632775 #8A36A3 #AB51C5 #C17FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8A36A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A36A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36A3

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36A3	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0857A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.179 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73bf',
    500: '#8a36a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36a3;
$custom-light: #af73bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.239,
    "s": 50.23,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49713,
    "c": 0.17884,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36A3

secondary

#87BE77

accent

#DA4E6E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36A3

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

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